Rate of New Cases of Hospital Associated C. Difficile Infection
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Ireland
Publishing Organisation
Health Service Executive (HSE): Acute Key Performance Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Infection and Sepsis
Defining Attributes
Definition
Rate of new cases of hospital associated Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) (per month per 10,000 bed days) where the CDI case is (1) confirmed, (2) new and (3) hospital associated.
Numerator
Number of cases of hospital associated CDI infection as per definition above.
Denominator
Acute bed days used x 10,000, provided by the HSE BIU acute unit. This is based on the average number of available acute in patient beds during the month.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By hospital group and acute hospital.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Monthly data report by acute hospitals
Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods
Annual Report, Performance Profile Report/Profile, Management Data Report
Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025