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NHSN to Offer Webinar for Nursing Homes on Vaccination Data Tracking Worksheets
On March 24, 2022 by Jonathan Lips
The NHSN Vaccination Team is providing two webinars on Tuesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 31, at 1 pm to review new “Event-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms.” These are currently called the Data Tracking Worksheets that are available to facilities in an Excel spreadsheet format. This worksheet has now been built into the NHSN application for long-term care facilities to manage person-level vaccination data.
Upcoming Changes to Reporting Negative Antigen Results
On March 24, 2022 by Kari Everson
The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated the reporting requirements for COVID-19 point of care (POC) tests. The update to section 18115 of the Cares Act changes the facility’s reporting requirements for negative point of care (POC) test results.