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["In the section below, please enter an \"y\" or \"n\" for each patient being tracked to indicate if the following elements were completed. Note: All fields must be filled in. "]
["Dates being tracked:","Please enter the current period being tracked here:"]
["Element","Best Practice","Patient Sample"]
[null,null,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,"Total","Percentage"]
["Patient ID# (optional)",null,"ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE","ID# HERE"]
["Isolate and initiate contact precautions for suspected or confirmed CDI","Facilitate rapid isolation of patients with suspected or confirmed CDI",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,{"$f":"COUNTIF(C10:AF10,\"y\")","v":0},{"$f":"IFERROR(AG10/(AG10+AI10),\"0\")","v":"0"},{"$f":"COUNTIF(C10:AF10,\"n\")","v":0}]
[null,"Ensure rapid evaluation by healthcare personnel and infection prevention",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,{"$f":"COUNTIF(C11:AF11,\"y\")","v":0},{"$f":"IFERROR(AG11/(AG11+AI11),\"0\")","v":"0"},{"$f":"COUNTIF(C11:AF11,\"n\")","v":0}]
[null,"Contact precautions; single-patient room with a dedicated toilet; or cohort like patients",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Hand hygiene practices",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Dedicated patient-care equipment (e.g., blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Daily patient bathing or showering with soap and water",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Notify receiving wards or facilities about the patient’s CDI status prior to transfer",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
["Confirm CDI in patients","Assess for appropriateness of testing",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Discontinue laxatives and wait for at least 48 hours before testing if still symptomatic",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Once a patient has a positive CDI test, do not repeat testing to detect cure; tests may remain positive for ≥6 weeks",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
["Environmental cleaning","Create daily and terminal cleaning protocols and checklists for patient care areas and equipment",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Perform daily cleaning of CDI patient rooms using a C. difficile sporicidal agent",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Clean and disinfect the patient-care environment (including the immediate vicinity around a CDI patient and high-touch surfaces) at least once a day, including toilets",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Clean and disinfect all shared equipment prior to use with another patient (e.g., wheelchairs, gurneys)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Perform terminal cleaning after CDI patient transfer/discharge with a C. difficile sporicidal agent (EPA List K agent)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"Clean additional areas that are contaminated during transient visits by patients with suspected or confirmed CDI (e.g., Radiology, EDs, Physical Therapy) with a C. difficile sporicidal agent (EPA List K agent)",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0,"0",0]
[null,"\n","This material was prepared by the Healthcare Association of New York State, Inc., a Hospital Quality Improvement Contractor under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The content presented does not necessarily reflect CMS policy. 12SOW/EQIC/HQIC-0004-06/02/21"]