Information for NHSN users – Important Information for Long-term Care Facility Users
The NHSN team will offer trainings providing basic guidance for data entry for the NHSN Long-term Care Facility COVID-19 Point of Care (POC) Test Reporting Tool as well as tool updates released on February 4, 2021. The trainings may be a live presentation or a previously recorded presentation, but all sessions will allow for submission of audience questions with NHSN staff response. A recorded webinar will be posted for on-line viewing.
The NHSN option enables nursing homes to enter POC laboratory test data into the NHSN application. NHSN, in turn, will report the nursing home POC laboratory test data electronically to the public health agency, state or local, that has jurisdictional authority and responsibility to receive and use the nursing home’s data. Deidentified nursing home POC laboratory data will also be reported via existing public health reporting mechanisms to the US Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with the U.S. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act requirements.
**Please note the webinars have the same link. Attendees will be able to choose which session they are able to attend. Both webinars are identical in content, so please plan to attend once.
Topic: Point of Care Test (POCT) Reporting Tool for COVID-19 – Updates
Date: Thursday, Feb 11, 2021
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_dp03SRQnSYeOfcBFy2CAmQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Topic: Point of Care Test (POCT) Reporting Tool for COVID-19 – Updates
Date: Friday, Feb 12, 2021
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM Eastern Time
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_dp03SRQnSYeOfcBFy2CAmQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Please do not reply to this email. Responses to this email will not be received by the NHSN Team. To contact NHSN, please send a new email to: nhsn@cdc.gov.