Year in Review: Hand Hygiene
In case you missed any of this content, ICT presents the 2018 Year in Review for hand hygiene.
Articles:
Behavior Modification is Key to Boosting Hand Hygiene Compliance, Avoiding Survey Deficiencies
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hand-hygiene/behavior-modification-key-boosting-hand-hygiene-compliance-avoiding-survey-deficiencies
Studies:
Researchers Investigate Impact of Wearable ABHR Dispensers on Hand Hygiene Compliance
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hand-hygiene/researchers-investigate-impact-wearable-abhr-dispensers-hand-hygiene-compliance
Study Explores Impact of Hand-Drying Method on Contamination and Bacteria Levels in Hospital Washrooms
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hand-hygiene/study-explores-impact-hand-drying-method-contamination-and-bacteria-levels-hospital
Increasing Tolerance of Hospital Enterococcus faecium to Handwash Alcohols
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hand-hygiene/increasing-tolerance-hospital-enterococcus-faecium-handwash-alcohols
Alcohol-Based Surgical Hand Preparation: Translating Scientific Evidence Into Clinical Practice
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hand-hygiene/alcohol-based-surgical-hand-preparation-translating-scientific-evidence-clinical
Identification of Product Dry-Time as a Primary Driver of ABHR Efficacy
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hand-hygiene/identification-product-dry-time-primary-driver-abhr-efficacy
Giving Employees 'Decoy' Sanitizer Options Could Improve Hand Hygiene
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hand-hygiene/giving-employees-decoy-sanitizer-options-could-improve-hand-hygiene
Paper Shows Infection Prevention and Control in Clinics is in Everyone's Hands
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hand-hygiene/paper-shows-infection-prevention-and-control-clinics-everyones-hands
Hand Hygiene Can Lower Mortality, Antibiotic Prescription Rates in Nursing Homes
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/hand-hygiene/hand-hygiene-can-lower-mortality-antibiotic-prescription-rates-nursing-homes
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.
