Explanation of Data Error Types
Error Type Explanation
You indicated in your NHSN Monthly Reporting Plan that you would follow the event type for the unit and month
Month with plan and no
specified but no denominator data has been entered into NHSN. Please enter denominator data into NHSN if
denominator
applicable.
You entered denominator data into NHSN, but no events (infections) were entered. Please verify and correct in
Month with 0 rate (no
NHSN if applicable. This alert is intended as a check-point for your facility and does not indicate non-
infections entered)
compliance.
You indicated in your NHSN Monthly Reporting Plan that you would enter data for the specified event type for the
Month with plan and
given month and the denominator associated with that event has been entered as 0. Please verify and correct in
denominator = 0
NHSN if applicable. This alert is intended as a check-point and does not indicate non-compliance.
You have entered denominator data for the unit, month, and event type but you did not indicate that you would be
Month with denominator and following the event type in your NHSN Monthly Reporting Plan. Because of this, the Data Display Report will not
no plan include these data. Please enter a monthly reporting plan in NHSN for this event type if you are required to
report this HAI to Texas.
Month with plan/event and At least one event of the type listed for the unit and month has been entered into NHSN, however you entered "0"
denom = 0 for the denominator. Please verify and correct in NHSN.
Month with events and no You have entered event (infection) data for the unit and month but you did not indicate that you would be
denom/plan following the event type in your NHSN Monthly Reporting Plan OR no denominator data was entered for
the event type. Please enter a monthly reporting plan in NHSN for this event type if you are
required to report this HAI to Texas.
You have entered incomplete surgical procedure data and this record will not be included in the SIR calculation.
Please enter correct data in NHSN for the procedure number shown. The following would cause a procedure
record to be incomplete:
Incomplete record
1. Missing one or more of the risk factors as defined in Appendix D of the NHSN October 2010: Special Edition
Newsletter: [Link]
2. Procedure duration is <5 minutes or >IQR5 (see Appendix E of NHSN October 2010: Special Edition
Newsletter)
3. Patient's age at procedure is >= 109 years
4. Wound Class = 'U' (Unknown)
5. Approach for FUSN or RFUSN = 'N'
6. Spinal Level for FUSN = 'N'
Inpatient surgery performed You are an Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) and reported that you performed an inpatient procedure in NHSN.
at outpatient surgery center Please change Outpatient = 'N' to 'Y' for the NHSN procedure number shown.
You reported a CLABSI for a patient that occurred greater than 60 days after the patient was admitted to the unit.
Length of stay in ICU/NICU
Please verify and correct in NHSN if applicable. This alert is intended as a check-point and does not
prior to CLABSI > 60 days
indicate non-compliance.