Event Calendar

Date(s): January 22, 2026

Time: 1:00 PM  EST - 2:30 PM  EST

Program Date: January 22, 2026
 
Program Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
 
Rates:
MHCA Member:  $65
Non-Member:  $98
 
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 Know It, Prevent It, Report It: UTI and C. diff Essentials for Nursing Home IPs
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and Clostridioides difficile infections (C. diff) remain two of the most common and costly healthcare-associated infections in nursing homes. This session provides attendees with a clear, practical understanding of what UTIs and C. diff are, how they develop, and why accurate identification matters. In addition, we will review the long-stay UTI quality measure, including how it is calculated, what drives performance, and how nursing home practices directly influence a facility’s publicly reported quality outcomes.
Building on this clinical foundation, the session offers guidance on applying surveillance definitions and reporting UTI and C. diff events to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Long-Term Care Component. This session will review infection vs. colonization, thereby reducing unnecessary antibiotic use, and improve data quality. Attendees will leave with practical tools to strengthen infection prevention practices, enhance regulatory compliance, and use data to drive meaningful improvement in resident safety.
Objectives:

1. Describe the surveillance criteria for UTIs and C-diff. infections in nursing home residents.
2. Explain the CMS UTI long-stay quality measure, including how it is calculated, MDS coding criteria, factors that impact performance, and strategies for improving accuracy and outcomes.
3. Apply NHSN Long-Term Care definitions and reporting requirements to accurately identify, document, and submit UTI and C. diff events.
4. Implement evidence-based infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship practices to reduce UTI and C. diff rates and improve resident safety.

Presenter
Amy Miller is currently the Director of Clinical and Regulatory Services with the American Health Care Association. She is a registered nurse with over 25 years of experience in skilled nursing and long-term care. She has her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Misericordia University in Pennsylvania, is a certified professional coder with the AAPC, and is also a certified resident assessment coordinator.

 

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Zoom Link:
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Certificate:  
To earn a Certificate, you must join the meeting using the link provided. In lieu of sign-in sheets, we will rely on the Attendee Report provided by the webinar platform (which documents attendee contact information and webinar join/end times). After the series is complete, and attendance verified, certificates will be issued to all eligible participants.