NHSN Enrollment Group - Monthly Data Entry

Wisconsin Department of Health Services sent this bulletin at 06/01/2017 09:00 AM CDT
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Wisconsin NHSN Users-LTC

NHSN Enrollment - What to Enter Each Month

Log into NHSN using your password and grid card. Choose "NHSN Reporting." Each month you need to enter: 

1. Monthly reporting plan

  • Go to Reporting Plan > Add. 
  • Enter the month and year.
  • Click OK when it says "No Data Found." That just means a plan hasn't been entered yet. 
  • Go down to the LabID Event Module table, pick "CRE - CRE (CRE-Ecoli, CRE-Enterobacter, CRE-Klebsiella)" in the "Specific Organism Type" field. 
  • Scroll to the bottom and click "Save."
  • Click OK when it warns you that LabID results should be reported for 6 consecutive months (you need to start somewhere...).
  • You need to enter a plan for each month. This can be done up to a year in advance, or on a month-by-month basis, whichever you prefer. 

2. Denominator

  • Go to Summary Data > Add. 
  • Enter the month and year. 
  • The screen will flicker as it reviews the monthly reporting plan and returns with red asterisks next to required fields based on your selected reporting module(s).
  • For CRE, you need to complete the monthly total resident admissions and resident days. 
  • If you did not have a case of CRE for the month, check the "Report No Events" check box below each applicable CRE organism. 
  • Click "Save" at the bottom. 

3. Numerator 

  • If you did not have a case of CRE for the month, you will check "Report No Events" check boxes in the denominator form (see #2. Denominator above).
  • If you do have a qualifying CRE LabID event, go to Event > Add to enter the information. 
  • If you do not enter the carbapenemase-producing CRE LabID event into NHSN within a day or two of the result, please call it in to DPH (Gwen - 608-267-7711 or Heather - 608-266-0365) to discuss managing the resident. 

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