Upcoming Updates to Simplify
NHSN Vaccination Module
As a reminder, there is a forthcoming CMS requirement that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) report their COVID-19 vaccination data through NHSN. VHCA-VCAL encourages members to familiarize themselves with this reporting module to ensure early compliance. Read more about this in this article.
Registering for a Training Webinar
NHSN will host a live training webinar on Tuesday, May 11 at 3:30 pm and four rebroadcasts (at 3:30 pm on May 18, 20, 25, and 27) followed by live question and answer sessions on those dates.
Click this registration link to select the session you want to attend.
The training is designed for facilities who are currently using these NHSN modules and facilities that are new to reporting these data. Participants in these listen-only webinars will have the opportunity to ask questions via the live chat function. Capacity is limited, so please register for one person using the registration link below. If several individuals at one facility would like to attend a webinar, it is recommended that they call in using only one phone line to maximize the number of participants.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please note that registration for each training is limited. The content for all webinars is the same, so facilities only need to register for one of the webinars.
These trainings will strengthen facilities’ understanding of reporting weekly data and will give facilities updated information on the following:
- definition of eligible healthcare personnel;
- medical contraindications and exclusions for COVID-19 vaccination; and
- streamlined COVID-19 vaccine supply questions.
The training will also review reporting which is no longer required or requested:
- counts of vaccine adverse events; and
- history of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection.
In addition to introducing these updates, the training will review how to tabulate weekly cumulative vaccinations. Cumulative vaccination data include the number of individuals who have ever received COVID-19 vaccination (at the facility or elsewhere) since it became available in December 2020.