National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Your Dialysis Unit
HOW TO GET STARTED
January 2012 marks the start of the CMS ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP). The program reduces reimbursement up to 2% based on a dialysis clinic's Total Performance Score, which measures anemia management and dialysis adequacy.
Performance Year 2012 -- which determines your unit's reimbursement rate in 2014 -- has a number of new measures, including: Reporting healthcare infections via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) software, NHSN - National Healthcare Safety Network.
Join us as we explain how you can get started with reporting Dialysis Events to the National Healthcare Safety Network.
The Renal Network, Inc. has partnered with Quality Insights Renal Network 3 and is offering a four-week webinar series to assist facilities with NHSN.
Network 3 has over two years experience with dialysis facility NHSN enrollment and has offered to provide these educational webinars at 2:00 PM every Friday in January starting with January 6, 2012.
It is recommended that facilities -- especially independent, small or medium-sized corporate units -- attend all four webinar sessions. Due to scheduling constraints, these session will not be repeated. However, the recordings of these webinars will be made available on our website. Registration is required to attend the live session or to view the recordings.
REGISTER/VIEW THE RECORDING FOR EACH SESSION BY CLICKING THE LINKS BELOW ...
- Friday, January 6, 2012 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST -- https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/358301206
Agenda: Why you should enroll and how to navigate the first two stages of NHSN enrollment - Friday, January 13, 2012 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST -- https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/437504766
Agenda: Finalizing the enrollment of your dialysis facility - Friday, January 20, 2012 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST -- https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/293149486
Agenda: Discussion on Dialysis Events -- what are they and how to report them - Friday, January 27, 2012 -- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EST -- https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/604276014
Agenda: Joining the ESRD Network Group and utilizing reports for Quality Improvement
TO VIEW RECORDING, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTALL THE GOTOMEETING CODEC
Follow the instructions at: http://www.gotomeeting.com/codec
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Alicia Shugart from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta will present instructions for enrolling in NHSN. The one-hour presentation will cover training/preparation, rules of behavior, registration, requesting and installing the digital certificate, submitting the survey and signing the consent form. |
Pick the date that works best for you.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: When do facilities need to start reporting?
A: Facilities must begin reporting no later October 1, 2012 but are encouraged to start as early as possible. Facilities should complete the enrollment survey in January 2012.
Q: How many months do I need to report data to NHSN for the CMS ESRD QIP rule?
A: For 2012, three consecutive months of data must be reported to NHSN in order to comply with the CMS ESRD QIP rule.
Q: When should we start enrolling our facility in NHSN to meet the reporting deadline for the CMS ESRD QIP rule?
A: NHSN enrollment consists of several steps. Although each faciliti's timeline is different, allow at least 4-6 weeks to complete enrollment. Users are encouraged to contact their corporate headquarters to determine if there is a suggested enrollment schedule for their facility. Users are encouraged to begin enrollment as early as possible and before July 2012, and data collection must begin no later than October 1, 2012.
