National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Patient Impact Module for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities

ICR 202003-0920-015

OMB: 0920-1290

Federal Form Document

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Status
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Supplementary Document
2020-03-24
Supplementary Document
2020-03-23
Supplementary Document
2020-03-23
Supplementary Document
2020-03-23
Supplementary Document
2020-03-23
Supplementary Document
2020-03-23
Supplementary Document
2020-03-23
Supplementary Document
2020-03-23
Supporting Statement B
2020-03-24
Supporting Statement A
2020-03-25
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
240833 New
ICR Details
0920-1290 202003-0920-015
Historical Active
HHS/CDC 0920-20LW
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Patient Impact Module for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Surveillance in Healthcare Facilities
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Emergency 03/24/2020
Approved with change 03/26/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 03/24/2020
Approved consistent with CDC’s commitment to clearly caveat the interpretation of the national representativeness of the data and the ability of this collection to document longitudinal trends due to changes in the number and characteristics of participating hospitals throughout the epidemic as well as differences in how each hospital implements this data collection, including variation in which staff collect the data on any given day.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2020 6 Months From Approved
702,000 0 0
234,000 0 0
0 0 0

The goal of this information collection is to 1) capture the daily, aggregate impact of COVID-19 on healthcare facilities, and 2) monitor medical capacity to respond at local, state, and national levels. This information will be used to inform the overall real-time COVID-19 response efforts and possible resource allocation, and enable state and local health departments to gain immediate access to the COVID-19 data for hospitals within their jurisdiction.
I have determined that the information must be collected prior to the expiration of time period established under Part 1320, and that this information is essential to CDC’s ability, as well as that of state and local health departments, to effectively address the national public health crisis caused by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). As rates of infection and resulting deaths continue to rise across the nation, healthcare facilities and public health departments are facing significant strain on patient care and infection prevention efforts. NHSN plans to introduce a new surveillance module that will enable hospitals to report daily COVID-19 patient counts to NHSN, and NHSN in turn will enable state and local health departments to gain immediate access to the COVID-19 data for hospitals in their jurisdiction. COVID-19 data submitted to NHSN also will be used immediately by CDC’s emergency COVID-19 response. NHSN’s role as a shared platform for healthcare-associated infection surveillance provides a valuable foundation for COVID-19 surveillance. The COVID-19 modules can additionally be adapted for future outbreaks of COVID or other infectious diseases. A large majority of the nation’s hospitals already participate in NHSN, and infection preventionists (IPs) in those hospitals use NHSN for surveillance and reporting of healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial resistance. CDC cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures due to the public harm that could escalate if routine processing of this request is required. CDC requests authorization to use information collection instruments in the existing NHSN web-based application for 180 days to enable immediate CDC and public health departments with immediate access to COVID-19 patient impact data.

US Code: 42 USC 242b, 242k, 242m Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
COVID-19 Patient Impact Module Form 0920-20LW COVID-19 Patient Impact Module Form

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 702,000 0 0 702,000 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 234,000 0 0 234,000 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This is a New Emergency Collection.

$0
No
    Yes
    No
No
No
No
Yes
Kevin Joyce 404 639-1944 [email protected]

  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.
03/24/2020


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