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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Hospital-acquired C.difficile infection (CDI)
Alternate Name
Rate of hospital-acquired C. difficile infection per 1,000 inpatient days
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
The indicator measures the incidence rate of hospital acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) per 1,000 inpatient days. 
HQO Reporting tool/product
Public reporting
Dimension
Safe
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Rate per 1,000 inpatient days
Calculation Methods
Numerator divided by the denominator times 1,000
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of new nosocomial (i.e. hospital acquired) CDI cases in the reporting period
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of inpatient days in the reporting period
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
None
Data Source
Self-Reporting Initiative (SRI)
Data provided to HQO by
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)
Institution, Province, Time
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
Data are self-reported by hospitals. Results include only hospital-acquired infections. The following cases are not included in the rate calculation: 1.New nosocomial case associated with other health care facilities: The infection was present on admission (i.e., onset of symptoms < 72 hours after admission) and the patient was exposed to another health care facility (including LTC) other than the reporting facility within the last 4 weeks and the case has not had CDAD in the past 8 weeks. 2. New case associated with a source other than a health care facility or unknown/indeterminate source: The infection was present on admission (i.e., onset of symptoms < 72 hours after admission) and the patient was not exposed to any health care facility (including LTC) within the last 4 weeks or the source of infection cannot be determined and the case has not had CDAD in the past 8 weeks.
Comments Summary
Self-Reporting Initiative (SRI) (July 2012 to present) and Web Enabled Reporting System (WERS) (April 2010-June 2011), Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; Operating Room Benchmarking Collaborative (ORBC), Cancer Care Ontario
 
TAGS
Sector
Acute Care/Hospital
Type
Outcome
Topic
Patient Safety and Never Events
Dimension
Safe
Source
Self-Reporting Initiative (SRI)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
20/11/2018 15:41:00