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Effective July 1, 2024: Acute Care Hospitals already required through a CMS program to participate in NHSN will be required to participate in The Joint Commission NHSN Group.

Schedule

• April 2024: Hospitals received a survey via e-mail to indicate their appointed
  NHSN facility administrator and provide contact information for that
  individual. The deadline to complete that survey was April 29,
  2024.

• May 2024: An e-mail with NHSN Group joining instructions was sent to the
  designated NHSN facility administrator; instructions also were posted
  on the hospital’s Joint Commission Connect extranet site or the ORYX
  Performance Measurement Resources page.

• May–June 2024: Hospitals join the Joint Commission NHSN group and accept the
  Confer Rights Template.

• July 1, 2024: Enrollment in the Joint Commission NHSN Group must be complete.

Goals:

• Improve timeliness of facility-level performance data available to hospitals and surveyors.

• Provide Joint Commission facility-level performance data for use in the design and evaluation of improvement programs.

• Minimize time and effort required to report data to The Joint Commission.
  
  

Topics Covered in this section:

• NHSN Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• Instructions for Joining The Joint Commission NHSN Group

NHSN Website: https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/index.html

Instructions to join The Joint Commission’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Healthcare Safety Network (NSHN) Group, including the group ID and joining password,
can be found within your organization's secure Joint Commission Connect® site. Continuous
Compliance>ORYX Performance Measurement Resources and Related Links>Instructions to Join
The Joint Commission NHSN Group

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Please follow the instructions provided by the CDC guide on joining an NHSN Group, available via their website: https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/groups-startup/JoinGroup-current.pdf

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