Specific costs related to each CDAD infection proved to be difficult to isolate and quantify. HAI cost data published by Emory University(1) cited an average cost of $13,973 per incidence of infection. Using this data, the cost directly attributed to C.diff infection at Methodist University Hospital over the first two quarters of 2010 totaled more than $1.78 million or an average of $298,000 per month (21.3 infections x $13,973/infection). Administrators clearly understood that any reduction in the number of new C.diff infections would result in a substantial bottom-line financial gain, but more importantly, a better and more desirable outcome for MUH patients.

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