Earlier this year, CMI published our article on the cost of a CPE outbreak in London, which cost 1.1m (Euros) over 10 months. EID have recently published a similar article, reporting a 0.6m (Euro) outbreak of CPE in the Netherlands.
opportunity cost
Counting the cost of CPE
CMI have just published an article outlining the whopping cost of our CPE outbreak, costing the hospital group in question around £1m over 10 months. We split the costs into ‘actual expenditure’, which would affect the hospital’s financial bottom line, and ‘opportunity costs’ (such as staff time and missed revenue), which can be quite tricky to account for. The large cost of the outbreak and its management accrued over a short time period make a strong financial case for investment in IPC.
Reflections on Infection Prevention and Control 