Nursing homes are required to report healthcare personnel flu vaccination data annually through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) system. This reporting satisfies requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and requires at least one report by May 15 each year covering all healthcare personnel who worked at least one day in the nursing home during the respiratory virus season that runs from October 1-March 31.  

NHSN will hold Office Hours on Thursday, April 25 to review how facilities can report this data and answer any questions. This is the third and final replay of Office Hours sessions held in February and March 2024. A recording of this webinar is available here. The slide deck for this webinar is available here. Register for the April 25 webinar here.  

If you have any questions, please use NHSN-ServiceNow to submit questions to the NHSN Help Desk. The new portal can be accessed here and should be used in place of nhsn@cdc.gov. If you do not have a SAMS login, or are unable to access ServiceNow, you can still e-mail the NHSN Help Desk at: nhsn@cdc.gov, with “HPS Flu Summary” in the e-mail subject line, along with your facility type. 

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Kylee Childs, MSW, is the Director of Government Affairs.Since joining the association in 2023, she continues to be a fierce and resourceful advocate for aging services in Kansas. Her professional focus has always been service to others through advocacy. Kylee has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a bachelor's degree in criminology with a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma studies from Kansas State University, and a certificate in Grant Proposal Writing from Fort Hays State University. With a professional background in law enforcement and child welfare, and a successful 2023 legislative practicum with the Children's Alliance of Kansas, she brings rich professional experience to her role as Director of Government Affairs, and a front-line perspective on the needs of health and human services providers in our state. When not working, she's spending time with her two daughters. You can reach Kylee directly at 785.670.8051.