Reducing health care–associated infections by implementing a novel all hands on deck approach for hand hygiene compliance

Hand hygiene is a key intervention for preventing health care–associated infections; however, maintaining high compliance is a challenge, and accurate measurement of compliance can be difficult. A novel program that engaged all health care personnel to measure compliance and provide real-time interv...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2016-05, Vol.44 (5), p.e13-e16
Main Authors: Sickbert-Bennett, Emily E., PhD, DiBiase, Lauren M., MS, Schade Willis, Tina M., MD, Wolak, Eric S., MSN, MHA, RN, NE-BC, Weber, David J., MD, MPH, Rutala, William A., PhD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clostridium difficile
Compliance
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Guideline Adherence - organization & administration
Guideline Adherence - utilization
Hand hygiene
Hand Hygiene - methods
Hands
health care–associated infections
Health Personnel
Humans
Hygiene
Infection Control
Infection Control - methods
Infection Control - organization & administration
Infectious Disease
intervention
Nosocomial infections
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Summary:Hand hygiene is a key intervention for preventing health care–associated infections; however, maintaining high compliance is a challenge, and accurate measurement of compliance can be difficult. A novel program that engaged all health care personnel to measure compliance and provide real-time interventions overcame many barriers for compliance measurement and proved effective for sustaining high compliance and reducing health care–associated infections.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.11.016