With 2010 coming to a close quickly, ICT presents the top news items and articles of 2010 relating to hand hygiene, ranked in order of popularity based on Web clicks by ICT readers.
With 2010 coming to a close quickly, ICT presents the top news items and articles of the year relating to hand hygiene, ranked in order of popularity based on Web clicks by ICT readers.
Top Articles
1. Hand Hygiene Compliance Boosted by Culture of Safety, Accountability
2. Hand Hygiene: Challenges and Strategies
3. Infectious Disease Physician Uses Technology to Drive Hand Hygiene Compliance
Top News
1. Researchers Caution Against Bias in Hand Hygiene Compliance Reporting
2. Direct Observation Not Always the Best Way to Assess Hand Hygiene
3. Hand Hygiene Must Be Essential Part of HCW Training, Expert Urges
5. Fall 2010: How Are We Doing With Hand Hygiene Compliance?
6. AORN and 3M Announce Perioperative Hand Hygiene Champions
7. Multi-faceted Interventions Impact Hand Hygiene Compliance
8. Strategies for Patient Empowerment and Hand Hygiene Compliance
9. Study Finds Face Masks and Hand Hygiene Can Help Limit Influenzas Spread
The 90’s Club: A Successful Hand Hygiene Adherence Campaign
July 9th 2024The "90’s SwipeSense Club" significantly improved hand hygiene adherence at Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center. By incentivizing adherence through 1990s-themed rewards and using SwipeSense technology to track hygiene practices, the hospital increased adherence rates from 53% in 2021 to 84% by May 2024.
Hand Hygiene Adherence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Safety Is Universal
July 1st 2024Hebah al Zamel, MSN, CIC, CPHQ, an infection preventionist in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a member of ICT's Editorial Advisory Board, describes how hand hygiene is handled in Prince Sultan Cardiac Center in Qasim.
How Emerging Technologies Increase Hand Hygiene Adherence and Reduce Infections
June 24th 2024Health 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.