Healthcare Associated Infections

Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) are among the leading causes of death in the United States. HAIs put the patient at risk, increase the days of hospitalization required for patients and add to healthcare costs. HAIs are largely preventable with widely publicized interventions, such as better hygiene and advanced scientifically tested techniques for surgical patients.

HAI measure data are collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) via the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) tool. Hospitals must enroll and complete NHSN training to comply with The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program HAI requirements.

The CDC strongly recommends:

Multiple users complete the required NHSN training.
Multiple users have access to the NHSN tool.
Monthly data submission.

For more information

For questions regarding NHSN training, enrollment and HAI data submission, contact the NHSN at: NHSN@cdc.gov.

For questions regarding the CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program, contact the Hospital IQR Program Support Contractor at: hrpqiosc@iaqio.sdps.org.

Additional information regarding the CMS Hospital IQR Program can be found on the QualityNet Hospital IQR Program Overview page.

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