A study, published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, examined the impact of an 18-month Hand Hygiene Breakthrough Collaborative on hand hygiene compliance. Researchers performed a ...

A systematic review published in April this year, which pooled the results of 28 studies worldwide, identified four main ...

Hand hygiene (HH) monitoring in hospitals could be reduced significantly, allowing infection preventionists to redirect efforts toward quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, according to ...

Arlington, Va., December 19, 2024 – Hand hygiene (HH) monitoring in hospitals could be reduced significantly, allowing infection preventionists to redirect efforts toward quality improvement and ...

We use our hands for almost everythingâ eating, working, touching surfaces, and even greeting others. But do we realize how ...

New recommendations from the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America and Infectious Disease Society of America have recognized the efficacy and efficiency of alcohol-based hand wipes for those ...

— -- For doctors and nurses, hand hygiene is supposed to be as intuitive as breathing. But is this behavior really second-nature, or do health care workers need supervision to keep their hand ...

Kontakt.io is offering its hand hygiene solution with rewards offered for compliance so that healthcare workers treat handwashing similar to exercising with fitness trackers. Several hospitals are ...

Hand hygiene is one of the most effective, affordable and universal tools we have to prevent the transmission of infections and provide high-quality, clean and safe medical care. While medical gloves ...

World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: In our fast-paced, screen-dominated lives, we touch our eyes more often than we realise—whether to rub them when tired, adjust our glasses, or handle contact lenses. But ...