Hand Hygiene

Study: Doctors’ Phones Too Often Contaminated by MRSA

November 18, 2020

Study: “These results strongly recommend routine daily cleaning of mobile phones for effective reduction of device contamination; moreover, medical staff should perform hand hygiene before and after using mobile phones.”

Study: Hand Hygiene Badge Boosts Compliance, Cuts C. Diff Rates

November 17, 2020

During the period that employees wore a monitoring badge, compliance with hand hygiene protocols increased significantly.

Study: Providers See the Light and Hand Hygiene Improves

November 12, 2020

Danish investigators wanted to see if a nudge provided by a green smiley face light on dispensers of alcohol-based disinfectant would improve hand hygiene compliance of nurses and doctors. It did. Greatly.