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NewsChanging the organizational culture
It's Burke's hope that one day, hospitals will treat hand hygiene at the bedside like the operating room. "If a surgeon walked in off the street and into an operating room and started to pick up a Read more...
What worked and didn't work
What worked and didn't work It was surprising what worked and what didn't work, according to Burke. For example, peer coaching--which was expected to be one of the most effective methods--actually Read more...
How one hospital system changed hand hygiene compliance
Hand hygiene is easier said than done. Sentara Healthcare, a nonprofit health system that includes 10 acute care hospitals and covers 2 million residents in Virginia and North Carolina, knew that all Read more...
Patient location, gloves, worker type predict hand hygiene compliance
Patients who receive care in a hallway bed are the most likely victims of healthcare workers not washing their hands, according to researchers from Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital in a study to Read more...
Low-cost infection control changes to save $12M yearly
Low-cost changes, such as hand hygiene, patient oral care, and improved central-line catheter use, could save thousands of lives and up to $12 million a year for one hospital unit, according to a Read more...
Hospital workers comply with hand hygiene signs about patients, not themselves
Changing the language on signs that remind hospital workers about hand hygiene could actually affect compliance, according to a new study published in Psychological Science. Researchers found that Read more...
Checklist prompts low infection rates at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) rates at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) were below national averages, according to a New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services report. How Read more...
Two-thirds of healthcare workers ignore skin antisepsis guidelines
Only one-third of healthcare workers follow evidence-based guidelines for patient skin antisepsis, according to a new survey conducted by Infection Control Today and sponsored by CareFusion. Yet many Read more...
Handwashing more common in public restrooms than in hospitals
People who use public restrooms are more likely to wash their hands than physicians in America's hospitals, a leading scholar reports. Michael Millenson, a visiting scholar at the Kellogg School of Read more...
Doctors, nurses don't want patients to bug them about hand washing
While a majority of healthcare workers responding to a survey on employee hand hygiene believe that reminders from patients would improve compliance, many of those same respondents had reservations Read more...
| Press ReleasesProventix's nGage™ the Most Widely Used Automated Healthcare Hand Hygiene Monitoring System in the United StatesBIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Proventix Systems, Inc., today announced its nGage™ system has become the most widely adopted healthcare hand hygiene monitoring system in the United Read more >> Clinical Study Finds Remote Video Auditing Dramatically Increases Hospital Hand Hygiene ComplianceNorth Shore University Hospital Study Demonstrates Hand Hygiene Rates Improve Exponentially When Remote Video Auditing Technology Provides Continuous Feedback to Health Care ProfessionalsMOUNT KISCO, Read more >> Companies & Markets: Hospital-acquired Infection Incidence - Trends in MalaysiaLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Malaysia was estimated to have 400,000 cases of HAI, amounting to 13.9 per cent of the total hospital admissions in 2010. Read more >> Awarepoint Corporation Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2011 North American RFID and RTLS Healthcare Competitive Strategy LeadershipAward recognizes Awarepoint's best-in-class RTLS and workflow automation solutions, market leadership and innovationSAN DIEGO, Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Awarepoint Corporation, the leading Read more >> Cone Health Reports Significant Drop in Infections & Costs from Use of Xenex Room Disinfection SystemsGREENSBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cone Health today announced a dramatic reduction in healthcare-acquired infection (HAIs) rates after implementing an infection prevention program which includes Read more >> |
