Year in Review: Hand Hygiene
With 2010 coming to a close quickly, ICT presents the top news items and articles of 2010 relating to hand hygiene, ranked in order of popularity based on Web clicks by ICT readers.
With 2010 coming to a close quickly, ICT presents the top news items and articles of the year relating to hand hygiene, ranked in order of popularity based on Web clicks by ICT readers.
Top Articles
1. Hand Hygiene Compliance Boosted by Culture of Safety, Accountability
2. Hand Hygiene: Challenges and Strategies
3. Infectious Disease Physician Uses Technology to Drive Hand Hygiene Compliance
Top News
1. Researchers Caution Against Bias in Hand Hygiene Compliance Reporting
2. Direct Observation Not Always the Best Way to Assess Hand Hygiene
3. Hand Hygiene Must Be Essential Part of HCW Training, Expert Urges
5. Fall 2010: How Are We Doing With Hand Hygiene Compliance?
6. AORN and 3M Announce Perioperative Hand Hygiene Champions
7. Multi-faceted Interventions Impact Hand Hygiene Compliance
8. Strategies for Patient Empowerment and Hand Hygiene Compliance
9. Study Finds Face Masks and Hand Hygiene Can Help Limit Influenzas Spread
Tackling Health Care-Associated Infections: SHEA’s Bold 10-Year Research Plan to Save Lives
December 12th 2024Discover SHEA's visionary 10-year plan to reduce HAIs by advancing infection prevention strategies, understanding transmission, and improving diagnostic practices for better patient outcomes.
Point-of-Care Engagement in Long-Term Care Decreasing Infections
November 26th 2024Get Well’s digital patient engagement platform decreases hospital-acquired infection rates by 31%, improves patient education, and fosters involvement in personalized care plans through real-time interaction tools.
The Leapfrog Group and the Positive Effect on Hospital Hand Hygiene
November 21st 2024The Leapfrog Group enhances hospital safety by publicizing hand hygiene performance, improving patient safety outcomes, and significantly reducing health care-associated infections through transparent standards and monitoring initiatives.
The Importance of Hand Hygiene in Clostridioides difficile Reduction
November 18th 2024Clostridioides difficile infections burden US healthcare. Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring (EHHMS) systems remind for soap and water. This study evaluates EHHMS effectiveness by comparing C difficile cases in 10 hospitals with CMS data, linking EHHMS use to reduced cases.
