Updates to the NHSN Point of Care Test (POCT) Reporting Tool for COVID-19
Social media toolkit: COVID-19 vaccinations
We’ve heard a lot about social media in recent days. Here’s a good use of social media – get the word out about vaccinations, particularly for LTC residents and staff. CDC has provided a social media toolkit to provide education for this group (and others) on the benefits of receiving … Read More
CMS posts county positivity rates – January 11, 2021
CMS has posted the most recent – January 11, 2021 – county positivity rates for COVID-19. This data is used by LTC facilities to determine the frequency of staff testing. QSO-20-38-NH guidelines include testing staff on a certain frequency based on the COVID-19 positivity rate for the county the nursing … Read More
COVID-19 nursing home data updated
CMS has posted nursing home data regarding COVID-19 for week ending December 27, 2020. The dataset carries a date of January 7, 2021. The above charts can be found here.
NHSN tracking of COVID-19 vaccination for residents and staff
CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) now allows long term care facilities to report weekly COVID-19 vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel. Weekly reporting is currently optional. CDC is promoting weekly reporting through NHSN as the COVID-19 Vaccination Module allows for reporting of vaccination percentages that are consistent over … Read More