The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed this resource for facilities that need enrollment guidance for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) COVID-19 module. Data reported into the COVID-19/Respiratory Pathogens Module Surveillance Reporting Pathways facilitate assessment of the impact of COVID-19 and other Respiratory Pathogens through facility reported surveillance data. Examples of data reported in the pathways include:
- Counts of residents newly positive for COVID-19 and other respiratory pathogens based on viral test results
- Counts of facility personnel newly positive for COVID-19 based on viral results
- COVID-19 vaccination status of residents newly positive for COVID-19 and other respiratory pathogens
- Hospitalizations among residents with a newly positive COVID-19/Respiratory Pathogens viral test result
- COVID-19 related death counts among residents