Join NHSN Office Hours on Oct. 7 at 1 pm

 

To: Acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, critical access hospitals, outpatient hemodialysis centers, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, pediatric hospitals From: The Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Please join us at our National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Colorado Group Office Hours webinar on Wednesday, October 07, 2026 from 1:00 – 1:45 MT. The CDPHE HAI/AR program provides National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) office hours via webinar every two months to provide updates and training related to NHSN. These are a great way to connect with the HAI/AR program at CDPHE and get answers to your questions regarding the use of NHSN and HAI/AR reporting. The next NHSN office hours will be held on October 7, 2026 from 1pm-1:45pm MT via Zoom. The agenda includes the following topics: Updates from CDPHE’s NHSN Data Unit Important NHSN deadlines and resources Surgical Site Infection Review: CO reporting requirements, criteria, and case studies Q&A Register for the Office Hours through Zoom. For further information please contact the CDPHE HAI AR program: cdphe_hai_ar@state.co.us.

Join NHSN Office Hours on 08/05 at 1 pm

 

To: Acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, critical access hospitals, outpatient hemodialysis centers, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, pediatric hospitals From: The Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Please join us at our National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Colorado Group Quarterly Office Hours webinar on Wednesday, August 05, 2026 from 1:00 – 1:45 MST. The CDPHE HAI/AR program provides quarterly National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) office hours via webinar to provide updates and training related to NHSN. These are a great way to connect with the HAI/AR program at CDPHE and get answers to your questions regarding the use of NHSN and HAI/AR and antimicrobial use and resistance reporting. The next NHSN office hours will be held on August 05, 2026 from 1pm-1:45pm MT via Zoom. The agenda includes the following topics: Updates from CDPHE including the 2026 validation project and important NHSN deadlines Highlights from the 2024 annual National and State HAI Progress report NHSN Reports: How to effectively use NHSN reports for different purposes Q&A Please register for the Office Hours through Zoom. For further information please contact the CDPHE HAI AR program, cdphe_hai_ar@state.co.us.

Join NHSN Office Hours on 06/03/26 at 1 pm

 

To: Acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, critical access hospitals, outpatient hemodialysis centers, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, pediatric hospitals From: The Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Please join us at our National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Colorado Group Quarterly Office Hours webinar on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 from 1:00 – 1:45 MST. The CDPHE HAI/AR program provides quarterly National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) office hours via webinar to provide updates and training related to NHSN. These are a great way to connect with the HAI/AR program at CDPHE and get answers to your questions regarding the use of NHSN and HAI/AR and antimicrobial use reporting. The next NHSN office hours will be held on June 3, 2026 from 1pm-1:45pm MT via Zoom. The agenda includes the following topics: Updates from CDPHE regarding upcoming NHSN Validation Project and recent reporting changes Summary of Updates from 2026 NHSN Annual Training for HAI and AUR Troubleshooting Common Errors during AU/AR Data Uploads Q&A Register for the Office Hours through Zoom.  For further information please contact the CDPHE HAI AR program, cdphe_hai_ar@state.co.us.

Changes to the Colorado HAI Reportable Conditions & NHSN Annual Data Freeze

 

To: Infection Preventionists and Facility Administrators From: CDPHE Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Program  Changes to Colorado HAI Reportable Conditions On Jan. 27, 2026, the Colorado Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Advisory Committee voted to remove the following conditions from the HAI reportable conditions list in Colorado: Surgical site infections (SSIs) following outpatient colon surgery in acute care hospitals (ACHs) Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in critical access hospitals (CAHs) SSIs following the following procedures in CAHs: Inpatient and outpatient breast surgery Outpatient colon surgery Inpatient and outpatient hysterectomy The committee removed these conditions because the low volume of HAI data made the results statistically unactionable and required suppression in the HAI Annual Report. Effective immediately, the conditions above are no longer reportable in Colorado. Please review the updated list of HAI reportable conditions and confer rights to the appropriate CDPHE National Healthcare Safety Network group for these conditions to ensure you continue to meet all other Colorado HAI reporting requirements. Changes to this list do not alter Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reporting requirements or the Colorado State Board of Health requirements for reporting communicable diseases and conditions.  Annual NHSN Data Freeze April 15, 2026 The reporting deadline for NHSN healthcare-associated infections (HAI) data is April 15, 2026. Please be sure to finish all HAI data reporting by April 15th to be included in the annual report. The HAI/AR Program pulls reportable HAI data from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) on April 16 for publication in the Annual Report on September 15. Review HAI Reportable Conditions.pdf for details on Colorado’s reportable conditions. NHSN includes data quality checks that can be found in the data quality folder within the supplemental reports. Please run these reports to ensure the quality of your data before submitting. The CDC NHSN Data Quality website provides additional information on data quality.

NHSN Office Hours 11/19/25 at 1 pm

 

To: Acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, critical access hospitals, outpatient hemodialysis centers, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, pediatric hospitals From: The Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) The CDPHE HAI AR program provides quarterly National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) office hours. These are held in conjunction with the NHSN Antimicrobial Use and Resistance Module (AUR) office hours. These are a great way to connect with the HAI/AR program at CDPHE, and get your questions answered regarding antimicrobial stewardship, HAIs, or NHSN reporting.  The next NHSN office hours will be held on November 19, 2025 from 1pm-1:45pm MT via Zoom. We will discuss updates to the HAI Annual Report and U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week. There will also be a Q&A section, so bring any questions you might have. Zoom link for office hours registration For further information please contact the CDPHE HAI AR program, cdphe_hai_ar@state.co.us.