Online training on National Healthcare Safety Network available March 20-24
The National Healthcare Safety Network will webcast on March 20-24 its annual training program for people who use the system to submit data on healthcare-associated infections for acute-care or long-term care facilities, or to identify opportunities to improve patient safety. Topics will include NHSN data collection methods, submission requirements and analysis options. For more information and to access the training online, visit https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/training/annualtraining.html.
Related News Articles
Headline
AHA podcast discusses how telehealth has transformed care for patients at Nantucket Cottage Hospital
In this conversation, Amy Lee, president and chief operating officer at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, shares how telehealth is transforming patient care on the…
Headline
The National Security Agency has issued guidance on reducing the risk of simple network management protocol abuse. SNMP consists of a standardized framework…
Headline
The AHA provided recommendations to the Food and Drug Administration Oct. 19 on potential regulatory frameworks for generative artificial intelligence-enabled…
Headline
An executive order issued by the White House Oct. 19 directs the Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Institutes of Health, to…
Headline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a proposed rule Oct. 16 seeking to codify regulations that will improve the accuracy of Medicare…
Headline
The ongoing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania has reached 1,260 confirmed cases, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Oct. 16. Of those, 238…