Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) QMI report
Outlines the quality and methodology information (QMI) relevant to the healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) accredited official statistics releases.
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QMI reports are overview notes designed to give users information on the strength and limitations of the data and to allow them to decide what the data is suitable to be used for. They include qualitative information on the 5 Eurostat dimensions of quality (relevance, accuracy, timeliness and punctuality, accessibility and clarity, coherence and comparability), information on the methods used to compile outputs, and their impact on the quality of the estimates produced.
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Added calculations for rate of blood culture sets, overall stool specimens examined, rate of stool specimens examined for CDI diagnosis, pooled E. coli, Klebsiella spp., P. aeruginosa, MRSA and MSSA blood culture positivity and CDI positivity in the 鈥楧ata set production鈥� subsection.
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Acknowledged a change of definition in date of admission in the 鈥榮ound methods鈥� section.
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Revised the definition of CDI HOHA, reviewed unlocks and DCS-SGSS sections with analysis in 2023/2024.
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The link to a relevant R package and seasonality considerations have been added to the 'sound methods' section.
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First published.