Danielle Updegraff, BSN, RN

Danielle Updegraff, BSN, RN, is a clinical nurse educator at CenTrak. Updegraff has more than 20 years of experience as an RN. Before joining CenTrak, she managed third-party technologies at a large integrated delivery network, including nurse call automation, asset tracking, and hand hygiene monitoring.

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An example of a real-time location system. (Image credit: CenTrak)

How Emerging Technologies Increase Hand Hygiene Adherence and Reduce Infections

ByJohn Stehle, PhD, CIC,Danielle Updegraff, BSN, RN

Published: June 24th 2024 | Updated: June 25th 2024

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) affect over 680,000 patients annually in the U.S. Unlike manual methods, automated hand hygiene monitoring can significantly improve compliance and reduce HAIs.

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How Emerging Technologies Increase Hand Hygiene Adherence and Reduce Infections
Published: June 24th 2024 | Updated: June 25th 2024

Danielle Updegraff, BSN, RN

Articles by Danielle Updegraff, BSN, RN

How Emerging Technologies Increase Hand Hygiene Adherence and Reduce Infections

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