The NHSN is a knowledge system for accumulating, exchanging and integrating relevant information and resources among private and public stakeholders to support local and national efforts to protect patients and healthcare personnel by promoting healthcare safety. Specifically, the data will be used to determine the magnitude of various healthcare-associated adverse events and trends in the rates of these events among patients and healthcare personnel with similar risks or exposures.
US Code:
42 USC 241
Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
The National Healthcare Safety Network is currently approved for 65,817 burden hours. The NHSN is currently seeking approval of 1,278,315 hours, a net increase of 1,212,498 hours. The increase is due to the addition of new forms to this information collection request and an increased number of respondents. These changes are necessitated by the introduction of the influenza module, as well as a need to revise several of the forms to better reflect current technology and best practices and ideally, to simplify data analysis. The addition of the proposed new forms will increase the burden of data collection, as reflected in the detailed tables of Attachment I. Form changes are detailed in Attachment C.
$2,093,612
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Maryam Daneshvar 4046394604
Reginfo record details
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.