A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals a collaboration of 20 Illinois hospitals helped decrease the incidence of C. difficile infections.
In response to increasing C. difficile infection rates, the Illinois Department of Public Health partnered with the state's quality improvement organization, IFMC-IL, to lead a prevention collaborative. The collaborative kicked off March 2010 with 11 acute-care hospitals from the Chicago area, with a second cohort of 9 acute-care hospitals from central and southern Illinois added in October 2010. The collaborative period ended September 2011.
Participating hospitals established multidisciplinary teams (staff from infection prevention, quality management, environmental services and housekeeping, nursing, microbiology and others) with a designated project lead and returned participation agreement forms signed by the hospital executive.
By the end of the collaborative period, the incidence of C. difficile infections dropped more than 15 percent among participating hospitals. The state intends to launch an education campaign to encourage implementation of evidence-based best practices and prevention methods for C. difficile infections.
In response to increasing C. difficile infection rates, the Illinois Department of Public Health partnered with the state's quality improvement organization, IFMC-IL, to lead a prevention collaborative. The collaborative kicked off March 2010 with 11 acute-care hospitals from the Chicago area, with a second cohort of 9 acute-care hospitals from central and southern Illinois added in October 2010. The collaborative period ended September 2011.
Participating hospitals established multidisciplinary teams (staff from infection prevention, quality management, environmental services and housekeeping, nursing, microbiology and others) with a designated project lead and returned participation agreement forms signed by the hospital executive.
By the end of the collaborative period, the incidence of C. difficile infections dropped more than 15 percent among participating hospitals. The state intends to launch an education campaign to encourage implementation of evidence-based best practices and prevention methods for C. difficile infections.
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