The Science of Compliance: What Drives Hand Hygiene Compliance and How Can We Improve it?
It is well-understood that hand hygiene is one of the most effective strategies to prevent the transmission of infection available...
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It is well-understood that hand hygiene is one of the most effective strategies to prevent the transmission of infection available...
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Over the last decade, a new hand hygiene compliance monitoring method has gained in popularity: automated or electronic hand hygiene...
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Hand hygiene is one of the most important measures for preventing the spread of infection within healthcare facilities. Repeated use...

Nationally and internationally-recognized hand hygiene guidelines permit healthcare facilities to choose whether to use an antimicrobial or a non-antimicrobial soap....

Ensuring compliance to fire codes and fire safety regulations can be confusing for healthcare facilities due to the many different...

Hand hygiene in healthcare settings is complex and building a high-quality hand hygiene program isn’t easy. Since 2004, The Joint...

Hand hygiene compliance continues to be a challenge in U.S. hospitals, yet it is still the most effective way to...

Hand hygiene in the perioperative setting is unique due to the multiple hand hygiene products used for different purposes. An...

Skin irritation is often cited as a barrier to hand hygiene compliance. Lack of awareness of the true causes of...

Hand hygiene improvements have traditionally focused on changing behavior of frontline healthcare workers. This presents a challenge for the Infection ...