N.Y. hospital reduce C. diff rates with process changes

Changes include enhanced monitoring for room turnovers


Four changes to processes helped Stony Brook (N.Y.) University Hospital cut its Clostridium difficile infection rates, according to an article on the Becker's Hospital Review website.

A study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety linked the improvement to:

• Implementing IT-based alerts on correct protocols

• An antimicrobial stewardship program

• Enhancing monitoring for room turnovers

• Staff education 

Read the article.



March 12, 2020


Topic Area: Infection Control


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