Sustained High Level of Healthcare Worker Adherence With Hand Hygiene Practice Recommendations Using the Patient-as-Observer Approach in the Ambulatory Setting

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 04 Oct 2016 English Publisher:Cambridge University Press (CUP)Journal:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, volume 37, pages 1,496-1,498 (issn: 0899-823X, eissn: 1559-6834,

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Authors: Rachael A, Lee; Gary R, Cutter; Janet L, Pate; Emily, Boohaker; Bernard C, Camins;

doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.211

pmid: 27697087

Sustained High Level of Healthcare Worker Adherence With Hand Hygiene Practice Recommendations Using the Patient-as-Observer Approach in the Ambulatory Setting

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We report on a quality improvement initiative for hand hygiene adherence using the patient-as-observer method in the ambulatory setting. There were 604,661 observations recorded with improvement of adherence from 88% to 95% or greater; alcohol-based hand sanitizer purchasing correlated with this increase. This sustainable method effectively ensures hand hygiene adherence.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1496–1498

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Keywords

Cross Infection, Patients, Health Personnel, Quality Improvement, Hospitals, University, Surveys and Questionnaires, Alabama, Humans, Hand Hygiene, Guideline Adherence, Hand Disinfection

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