Today, we're talking about the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), including an overview of its COVID-19 vaccine reporting requirements for health care personnel and residents, as well as recent updates. 

We’re joined by Debra Wright, Quality Improvement Specialist at Quality Insights. If you want to reach out to Debra directly, you can call Quality Insights at 1-800-642-8686 and enter extension 7636. You can also contact her via email at [email protected].

You can check out our other interviews by visiting qualityinsights.org/qin_vlogsnpods. 

Links to resources discussed in this episode:

- NHSN Landing Page: https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/ltc/weekly-covid-vac/index.html 

- Step-by-Step Guide for Event-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms: https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/ltc/covidvax/event-qrg-508.pdf 

- PA HAN 635: https://www.pamedsoc.org/docs/librariesprovider2/default-document-library/2022-635-04-12-reporting-poc-covid.pdf 

- COVID-19 Staff Vaccination Matrix Instructions for Providers: https://www.ihca.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Additional-handouts-1-27-22.pdf 

This material was prepared by Quality Insights, a Quality Innovation Network - Quality Improvement Organization under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Views expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of CMS or HHS, and any reference to a specific product or entity herein does not constitute endorsement of that product or entity by CMS or HHS. Publication number 12SOW-QI-GEN-042822-CC-2.