Clostridioides Difficile Treatment Ratio

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN): Long-Term Care Facilities Component
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Infection Control

Defining Attributes

Definition

Clostridioides Difficile Treatment Ratio

Numerator

Number of Clostridioides difficile medication treatment starts for Clostridioides difficile

Denominator

Total number of Clostridioides difficile LabID Events

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

NHSN National Healthcare Safety Network. Long-term care facilitiy component manual. (2023).

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
No
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
Yes
Upload Date
23 July 2025