Update: NHSN Technical Issues Resolved

Regulations
 

On October 15, AHCA released a member update on technical issues affecting the Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccinations (RPV) and Point of Care(POC) modules in the Long-term Care Facility Component of the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). The CDC NHSN team has reported that these issues are now resolved. 

Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination (RPV) Module  
  • Health Care Personnel (HCP) Menu Tab: The COVID-19 Vaccination – HCP tab is now visible from the menu for both facility and group users.  
  • Analysis and Reporting – HCP: The COVID-19 Vaccination – HCP line listing is now available in the RPV Summary folder. To view HCP COVID-19 vaccination data, please utilize the report titled “Line Listing - All COVID-19 Vaccination Cumulative Summary Data - HCP” under Respiratory Pathogens and Vaccination > RPV Summary.  
Archived: COVID-19/Respiratory Pathogens Surveillance Pathways Module   
  • The technical issue that prevented users from adding or editing data for dates prior to 9/30/24 has been resolved. 
Point of Care (POC) Module  
  • The technical issue in the POC test result reporting tool, which required an answer for gender identity, has been resolved. 

If you have any questions, please use NHSN-ServiceNow to submit questions to the NHSN Help Desk. The portal can be accessed here or through your CDC Secure Access Management Services (SAMS) account. After logging into SAMS, the NHSN-ServiceNow is located at the bottom of the page.