Obstacles to the successful introduction of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system, a cohort observational study

Obstacles to the successful introduction of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system, a cohort observational study

Abstract Background Hand hygiene (HH) compliance remains low in many intensive care units (ICU). Technology has been suggested to improve HH compliance. We describe the introduction of an electronic HH surveillance and intervention system into the general ICU of a tertiary care teaching hospital, th...

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Main Authors: Phillip D. Levin, Reut Razon, Carmela Schwartz, Alexander Avidan, Charles L. Sprung, Allon E. Moses, Shmuel Benenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Hand hygiene
Surveillance
Electronic HH system
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0498-2

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