|Articles|July 19, 2011

Hand Hygiene Compliance Boosted by Culture of Safety, Accountability

ICT spoke with John M. Boyce, MD, hospital epidemiologist and chief of infectious disease at Saint Raphael Healthcare System in West Haven, Conn., and Gina Pugliese, RN, MS, vice president of the Premier Safety Institute, about how to boost hand hygiene compliance rates in healthcare institutions.

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