Pharmacy OneSource Announces Free Webinar on Reporting to NHSN

Preparing for CMS reporting requirements on healthcare-associated infections
 
Bellevue, WA – Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, a real-time infection prevention surveillance, documentation and reporting system, is pleased to announce a complimentary webinar with Tom Jordan, RN, BS, CIC, on "Federally Mandated CLABSI and SSI Reporting to NHSN."

On July 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule for the 2011 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). They have required for the first time that all Medicare-participating hospitals report data on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), specifically central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and surgical site infections (SSIs), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

Data collection begins January 1st, 2011. Hospitals that do not submit CLABSI and SSI data will be subject to a reduction in their Medicare Annual Payment Update starting in 2013. This data will also be publicly reported on the CMS Hospital Compare website. For hospitals not already participating in NHSN, the next few months are critical as they prepare to collect and submit data. Jordan will provide information on how to navigate within NHSN and to ensure compliance with this new requirement.

Federally Mandated CLABSI and SSI Reporting to NHSN
DATE: Wednesday, December 1, 2010
TIME: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
WHERE: http://www.sentri7.com/infection

About the Presenter: Tom Jordan, RN, BS, CIC, has more than 25 years of experience as a registered nurse. Prior to becoming an infection preventionist, he worked in pediatric intensive care, trauma nursing, and employee health. He has 20 years experience in acute care infection prevention. He has been an APIC member for many years and has contributed articles to Advance for Nurses and Nursing Spectrum.

About Pharmacy OneSource (www.pharmacyonesource.com)
Pharmacy OneSource is healthcare's #1 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider. Our more than 80 innovative team members provide best-in-class, SaaS solutions to current and future challenges within health-systems worldwide. Our SaaS solutions contribute to swift and safe healthcare through earlier, easier and better access to data. More than 1,300 healthcare organizations worldwide utilize our HIPAA compliant web-based services: Accupedia, Amplifi, MedBoard, Quantifi, ScheduleRx, Sentri7, Simplifi 797, and VeriForm.

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