CDC Unveils New NHSN Website
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled its redesigned National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) website. Intuitive and simple to navigate, the new NHSN site offers users and visitors:
- clear enrollment instructions
- one-stop information pages for each facility type (e.g., acute care page has links to all protocols, trainings, manual chapters, analysis tools, etc.)
- easy access to user updates/newsletter and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid rule information
-Â direct links to the NHSN application log-in page
- a new About NHSN page
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