Surveillance Summary of Bloodstream Infections (BSI) in Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities — National Healthcare Safety Network, 2014–2019

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has conducted surveillance for bloodstream infections (BSIs) and related events among patients receiving hemodialysis since 1999, most recently through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) (8,9). Data reported to NHSN, including BSI events and patient-months, have been used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as part of the ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP) since 2012 and as such, there is near universal reporting to NHSN from dialysis facilities across the nation. The text and figures that follow constitute a high-level summary of data reported to the NHSN reflecting several years of national progress toward reduction of BSIs in outpatient hemodialysis facilities.

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