To meet the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) reporting requirements for Payment Year 2019, outpatient hemodialysis clinics must submit first quarter 2017 Dialysis Event data collected from January 1, 2017 through March 31, 2017, by Friday, June 30, 2017. New or revised first quarter data entered into NHSN after June 30, 2017 will not be received by CMS. Therefore, please be aware that any changes or corrections to first quarter 2017 data should be made prior to the reporting deadline.

 

The following steps are recommended to review your data before the deadline. Additional resources can be found on the Dialysis Event homepage:

• Review the NHSN Dialysis Event Protocol to ensure all data were correctly reported to NHSN.
•  3 Steps to Review Dialysis Event Surveillance Data 
• Use the How to Create and Read an NHSN Report for CMS ESRD QIP guide to verify that your facility has met the minimum CMS reporting requirements.
• Refer to the How to Create and Read an NHSN Report for Bloodstream Infections guide to review your facility’s bloodstream infection rates.

Please contact the NHSN Helpdesk  at nhsn@cdc.gov include ‘Dialysis’ in the subject line) with any questions.