Specify the calendar year for each National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) HAI Measure exception request(s).
(*) Indicates required fields.
Measure Exception Information (The exception(s) you are requesting must be selected.)
Select all that apply:
Select this option if the hospital performed a combined total of 9 or fewer colon surgeries and abdominal hysterectomies in the calendar year prior to the reporting year.
Calendar Year Prior to Reporting Year
Number of Procedures Performed
Exclusion Requested for Calendar Year
If additional space is required, please attach additional documentation.
Calendar Year Prior to Reporting Year
Number of Procedures Performed
Exclusion Requested for Calendar Year
Specified colon and abdominal hysterectomy surgical procedures:
Only hospitals that performed 9 or fewer of any of the specified colon surgeries and abdominal hysterectomies combined in the calendar year prior to the reporting year. The NHSN Operative Procedure Category Mappings to International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification (ICD-CM) Codes is located on the NHSN website.
*CMS Certification Number (CCN):
*Facility Name:
*CEO/Designee Last Name:
*CEO/Designee First Name:
*CEO/Designee Title:
*CEO/Designee E-Mail Address:
*CEO/Designee Telephone Number: Ext.:
I hereby certify that the facility meets the exception criteria and therefore has no data to submit related to the specified measure(s):
*Name:
*Position:
*Date:
Additional Comments:
Complete and submit the Measure Exception Form via email to: PCHQualityReporting@hcqis.org. Following receipt of the form, an email acknowledgement will be sent confirming the form has been received.
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