The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a correction to a previously published notice regarding data collection for its National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This correction adds Polio to the NHSN package and extends the public comment period by an additional 60 days. The NHSN collects data to track healthcare-associated infections and other safety issues at healthcare facilities across the U.S. This revised data collection is essential to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and healthcare facilities are required to report this information through the NHSN platform.
Simple Explanation
The CDC is making a change to a list of health problems they are keeping track of by adding Polio, which is a disease they want to watch closely again. They are giving people more time to say what they think about this change.