Implementation of the Targeted Assessment for Prevention Strategy in a healthcare system to reduce Clostridioides difficile infection rates.

Katelyn A WhiteMinn M SoeAmy OsbornChristie WallingLucy V FikeCarolyn V GouldDavid T KuharJonathan R EdwardsRonda L Cochran

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)

This project demonstrates TAP Strategy implementation in a healthcare system, yielding significant decrease in the laboratory-identified C. difficile rate trend in the postintervention period at the system level and in hospital A. This project highlights the potential benefit of directing prevention efforts to facilities with the highest burden of excess infections to more efficiently reduce CDI rates.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
clostridium difficile
healthcare
primary care
emergency department
risk factors
adverse drug
human health
electronic health record