COVID-19 Module | LTCF | NHSN | CDC

COVID-19 Module | LTCF | NHSN | CDC

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) LTCF COVID-19 Module – Updates to the NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Module include: 

• An NHSN COVID-19 Module Dashboard for LTCFs is now available for participating groups and facilities and provides a summary of data entered in the module and includes an interactive chart display and customizable data views. 
• Counts for “Admissions” – The count for “Admissions” has been revised to include admissions and readmissions of residents who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 from another facility. 
• Data quality improvement - To improve the quality of the COVID-19 data being reported users will notice alerts as a reminder of potential data entry errors. 
• Non-modifiable fields – Non-modifiable fields have been added to each of the four pathway screens. The additional pieces of information for each pathway include: Date Created, Facility CCN, and Facility Type . 

Guidance documents for groups and facilities to assist with navigating and understanding the features are available on the NHSN LTCF COVID-19 Web-page.