Hand hygiene, as a principle for safety in hospitals, has been around for over a century,” Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, said. However, despite the well-understood importance ...

May 6, 2011 (Dallas, Texas) — An electronic reminder system improved adherence to hand hygiene among healthcare providers in a pediatric oncology unit, according to a study presented here at the ...

The Hand Hygiene Resource Center has provided free “hand hygiene monitoring tools” as part of its efforts to provide resources to help educate physicians, clinicians, nurses and other staff about hand ...

Some evidence shows hospital infection preventionists may be able to spend less time monitoring hand hygiene, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

The Apple Watch hand washing feature wants to make it easier than ever to lather up for a full 20 seconds. Here's how it works. “Washing hands properly for at least 20 seconds can help prevent the ...

For the study, Srigley and her team studied the hand washing habits of 279 adult patients in three multi-organ transplant units of a Toronto acute care teaching hospital over an e ...

Hand hygiene (HH) monitoring in hospitals could be reduced significantly, allowing infection preventionists to redirect efforts toward quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, according to ...

GOJO SMARTLINK Service Alerts are now available for facilities that wish to monitor refill status of GOJO dispensers. The alerts also communicate battery life and dispenser status, and can be ...

Hand-washing adherence is on the up-and-up as more hospitals are holding their leadership accountable for hand hygiene, patient safety watchdog The Leapfrog Group reports. Since it began collecting ...

Sensors being tested in two Emory University hospitals track handwashing, provide feedback to healthcare workers, and report overall compliance rates. Two Emory hospitals are applying sensor ...

The University of Iowa Computational Epidemiology Group provides a free, downloadable iPhone/iPod Touch application for the monitoring of hand hygiene compliance. iScrub’s interface allows infection ...