Welcome to APIC’s Staffing Calculator
This tool uses input from your facility to provide recommendations to assist with infection prevention staffing decisions.
This beta version* includes three separate calculators:
Acute care hospital calculator
Long-term care calculator
Ambulatory clinic calculator
This version uses existing literature to offer recommendations for staffing based on key risk factors. With user input, the rigor behind the calculator’s algorithm will grow over time, and an updated version will be released to reflect the accumulated data in 2024. Sharing your data now will help APIC to build the most robust prediction model, and providing feedback on the usability of the calculator will help us to make the tool as user-friendly as possible. Please click below to help us build the next version.
Get Started
A list of the components that are required for each of the three calculators can be found here to allow sufficient time to gather information before launching the calculator. All required data fields necessary in order for the calculation to be displayed. You may save progress and return at a later time to complete the survey if needed.
Acute Care Hospital Calculator
- Facility Name
- CCN#
- Name/ contact info of person completing the survey
- What state is your facility located in?
- What county is your facility located in?
- How many infection prevention FTEs are dedicated to your facility?
- Combined question – for each infection preventionist (IP), tell us how long they have been in IP, if they are CIC certified, and what their degrees are
- How many licensed beds does your facility have?
- Does your facility have an ICU?
- Does your facility have an ED
- Does your facility have a burn unit, stem cell transplant unit, or inpatient rehab?
- Does your facility conduct surgical procedures
- What is your facility’s case mix index?
- How many blood cultures does your lab process monthly?
- How many urine cultures does your lab process monthly?
- How many surgical procedures does your facility perform each year?
- Which elements are required NHSN reporting for your facility?
- Is your facility part of a larger healthcare system?
- Is there a system surveillance team that conducts surveillance for your facility?
- Does your facility participate in Magnet?
- Does your facility participate in Leapfrog?
- What was your facility’s CAUTI SIR for the last 12 months?
- What was your facility’s CLABSI SIR for the last 12 months?
- What was your facility’s C. diff SIR for the last 12 months?
- What was your facility’s SSI SIR for the last 12 months?
Long-term care Calculator
- Facility Name
- CCN#
- What state is your facility located in?
- What county is your facility located in?
- How many infection prevention full time employees (FTEs) do you currently have?
- Combined question – for each infection preventionist (IP), tell us how long they have been in IP, if they are CIC certified, and what their degrees are
- How many licensed beds does your facility have?
- Is your facility an long term care facility (LTC) or a long term acute care hospital (LTACH)?
- Is there a system surveillance team that conducts surveillance for your facility?
- Does your facility have infection prevention surveillance software?
- Does your facility care for ventilated patients?
- How many blood cultures does your lab process monthly?
- How many urine cultures does your lab process monthly?
- Which elements are required NHSN reporting for your facility?
- Is your facility part of a larger healthcare system?
- How many ventilated patient beds does your facility have?
- What was your facility’s CAUTI SIR for the last 12 months?
- What was your facility’s C. diff SIR for the last 12 months?
Ambulatory clinic calculator
- Facility Name
- What state is your facility located in?
- What county is your facility located in?
- How many infection prevention FTEs do you currently have dedicated to your ambulatory clinics?
- Combined question – for each infection preventionist (IP), tell us how long they have been in IP, if they are CIC certified, and what their degrees are
- Does your facility have infection prevention surveillance software?
- How many ambulatory clinics does your IP program cover?
- Do any of your ambulatory clinics perform aerosol-generating procedures?
- Do any of your ambulatory clinics perform high level disinfection or sterilization?
- Do any of your ambulatory clinics care for patients with tuberculosis?
- How many patient visits does your facility combined have per year?
- How many exam rooms are in your facilities combined?
- What is the combined square footage of your facilities?
This tool is currently in development, and the data collected from participating facilities will be utilized to update the calculators and provide the most accurate staffing recommendations. Your participation in this process is greatly appreciated.
Feedback
Thank you for your partnership in developing a robust, accurate staffing resource for infection prevention programs. Your feedback regarding your results and the usability of the tool are greatly appreciated. Please send any comments, questions, or concerns to crpi@apic.org
Disclaimer:
- These calculators utilize a combination of factors to determine staffing recommendations, including facility size, patient acuity, services provided, and surveillance report. This tool should be used combination with a facility-level risk assessment to ensure adequate staffing coverage.
- Local, state, and federal health authority staffing requirements supersede the recommendations provided in this calculator.
References:
The baseline staffing ratio utilized within this calculator is 1 IP per 69 licensed beds, reference below. Additional data points are utilized to modify your facility’s overall recommendation
Bartles R, Dickson A, Babade O. A systematic approach to quantifying infection prevention staffing and coverage needs. Am J Infect Control. 2018 May;46(5):487-491. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.11.006. Epub 2018 Jan 4. PMID: 29307751.
