Clostridium-difficile-infections-acquired-hospital

INDICATOR NAME

Name

C. difficile infections acquired in hospital

Alternate Name

Rate of hospital-acquired C. difficile Infection

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

The indicator measures the incidence rate of hospital acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) within Ontario hospitals per 1,000 patient days.

HQO Reporting tool/product

Public reporting

Dimension

Safe

Type

Outcome

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Rate per 1,000 patient-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 facility

Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Total number of inpatient days

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)

Region, Time

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Caveats and Limitations

Data are self-reported by hospitals. Results include only hospital-acquired infections.

Comments Summary

This indicator was reported via QIP from 2013-2017 but as of 2017/18 this indicator has been retired from QIP.