Tag Archives: C. diff
C. diff is Becoming More Common…Everywhere
We’re in the last few days of November, which is C. diff Awareness Month, and NPR has come out with a report that more cases of C. diff are arising from the community rather than from hospitals. (Here’s the NPR article.) Clostridium difficile, wh...
The Hidden Secret of C. diff and the HAC Penalty
Do you know your HAC score? Is your hospital on the HAC list? If not, do you think you are safe? Think again. Unless your Hospital-Acquired Condition score is below 3, your facility is likely one outbreak away from getting on the HAC list. Take a loo...