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How Today's Intuitive State-of-the-Art Hand Hygiene Technology Fits the Evolving Hospital Environment
GOJO Industries assembled a panel of thought leaders and experts in Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS) and infection control.
They were invited to participate in a webinar called How Today’s Intuitive, State-of-the-Art Hand Hygiene Technology Fits the Evolving Hospital Environment. The goal of the webinar was to evaluate the ways RTLS technology has evolved through the years to support the high-performance culture of today’s hospitals, as well as how these systems can drive costs down and patient safety and satisfaction up.
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Hand Hygiene Electronic Compliance Monitoring (ECM) systems can help hospitals gain a comprehensive view of hand hygiene, barriers to hand hygiene, and lead to problem-solving and organizational learning
Dr. John Boyce’s recent study of a hand hygiene ECM system demonstrates that installation of technology alone is not enough to increase hand hygiene compliance rates and that complementary behavioral interventions are essential to achieving and sustaining better compliance. Healthcare associated infection (HAI) rate reduction is the primary reason many facilities explore ECM technology, but HAI reduction is a long-term goal. ECM systems allow organizations to gain a comprehensive view of hand hygiene and healthcare worker behaviors for the first time, helping to facilitate organizational learning and problem solving.
Electronic Monitoring Systems - The Next Generation Approach to Monitoring Hand Hygiene Compliance
There have been significant changes in hand hygiene practices in the last few decades. In the early 1980s and 1990s, very few hospitals in the United States used alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHR). With the advent of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings in 2002 and more recently, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Health Care in 2009, virtually all hospitals in the United States use ABHR as the primary method for performing hand hygiene. Globally there is greater use as well. A focus on hand hygiene compliance by accrediting agencies, particularly the Joint Commission beginning in 2004, has placed expectations on healthcare facilities to create programs around hand hygiene and improve compliance.
New Technology Achieves 92% Hand Hygiene Compliance Improvement Rate at Large Texas Hospital
At a large Texas hospital facing the challenges of improving hand hygiene compliance rates, a combination of new technology and hands-on peer-level support helped achieve a 92% increase in hand hygiene compliance. The successful strategy came from GOJO Industries of Akron, Ohio, and its innovative SMARTLINK™ Hand Hygiene Solutions.
Achieving Sustainable Improvement in Hand Hygiene Performance
Hospitals are required to have processes in place to measure and improve their employees’ compliance with the hand hygiene guidelines published by either the World Health Organization or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Building a Reliable, Accurate and Efficient Hand Hygiene Measurement System
Growing concern about the frequency of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has made hand hygiene an increasingly important topic for hospital administrators.
Hand Hygiene Compliance Measurement
As far back as Semmelweis’s hand hygiene interventions,1 the importance of hand hygiene in healthcare settings has been clearly established. Several studies have demonstrated the association of reduced healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) when hand hygiene compliance rates were increased.2-4 For nearly a decade, hospitals have been measuring hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers. In spite of the time and resources required to measure hand hygiene compliance using the direct observation method, hand hygiene compliance remains unsatisfactory with national averages below 50%.5 This publication will review some of the different types of electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring systems available today, different technologies available, pros and cons, and provide some suggestions when shopping for a system for a healthcare facility.
Strategies and Solutions for Infection Prevention Leaders
On July 9, 2014, GOJO Industries invited a panel of thought leaders in the world of infection prevention to participate in a podcast titled Strategies and Solutions for Infection Prevention Leaders. At issue is the rate of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), a complex problem that may call for multifaceted solutions.