Clostridioides Difficile – Laboratory Identified Events (Intestinal Infections)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Inpatient Facility CDI (Clostridioides difficile infection) healthcare facility-onset incidence rate (numerator/ denominator x 10,000).
Numerator
Number of all incident Laboratory-identified (LabID) events for CDI reported on (CDC 57.128) for the month.
Denominator
Number of patient days for the facility (reported using the MDRO and CDI Prevention Process and Outcome Measures Monthly Monitoring form CDC 57.127) x 10,000.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Administrative data.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Data reported to: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Website
Data available on: Care Compare Flex Monitoring Team Reports.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Stratis Health. MBQIP Measures Fact Sheets August 2023. Accessed March 15th 2024 www.ruralcenter.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/2023%20update%20MBQIP-Measures-Fact-Sheets.pdf
Technical Specifications
About the program: www.hrsa.gov/rural-health/grants/rural-hospitals/medicare-beneficiary-quality-improvement Data reporting and use: www.ruralcenter.org/resources/data-reporting-and-use Technical information: www.ruralcenter.org/sites/default/files/2023-08/2023%20update%20MBQIP-Measures-Fact-Sheets.pdf Additional Numerator/Demoninator information(p. 31): www.cdc.gov/nhsn/pdfs/pscmanual/12pscmdro_cdadcurrent.pdf Also in: National Quality Forum 2022 Key Rural Measures: An Update List of Measures to Advance Rural Health Priorities, Draft 1, page 1-26