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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), Facility-wide Inpatient Hospital-onset Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Outcome Measure

CBE ID
1717
Endorsement Status
1.0 New or Maintenance
1.1 Measure Structure
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Is Under Review
No
Next Maintenance Cycle
Fall 2025
1.6 Measure Description

Standardized infection ratio (SIR) and Adjusted Ranking Metric (ARM) of hospital-onset CDI Laboratory-identified events (LabID events) among all inpatients in the facility, excluding well-baby nurseries and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

Measure Specs
General Information
1.7 Measure Type
1.3 Electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM)
1.8 Level of Analysis
1.20 Types of Data Sources