Hand hygiene is one of most critical factors in ensuring patient safety and quality in a healthcare organization. Thomas Diller, MD, MMM, vice president of clinical effectiveness and quality at ...

After introducing an electronic monitoring system for hand-hygiene compliance, researchers from Greenville (S.C.) Health System reported a decline in methicillin-resistant Staphyolococcus aureus ...

Health systems are constantly working to decrease their rates of hospital-acquired infections. Beyond the obvious patient safety concerns, their bottom lines could depend on it, with new Medicaid ...

Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control examined how an electronic monitoring system can affect hand hygiene behaviors of healthcare workers. Researchers used an electronic ...

Electronic monitoring of healthcare workers’ hand-washing habits cuts Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rates by 42 percent, according to a study published in the American ...

GOJO Industries, a leader in hand hygiene and skin health and inventors of PURELL® Hand Sanitizer, conducted an independent research study at the John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas to ...

Northampton, Mass.-based Cooley Dickenson Hospital has renewed its contract with DebMed to use its Group Monitoring System, an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system that can observe all of the ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to market demand for accurate and upgradable hand hygiene compliance monitoring, Vitalacy, Inc., today introduced a new, entry-level SmartBadge to its suite ...

GOJO SMARTLINK Service Alerts are now available for facilities that wish to monitor refill status of GOJO dispensers. The alerts also communicate battery life and dispenser status, and can be ...

Ekahau RTLS offers the unique ability to track the location and staff interactions with patients and to measure hand hygiene activity down to the individual caregiver. Because the Ekahau RTLS runs ...

Sensors being tested in two Emory University hospitals track handwashing, provide feedback to healthcare workers, and report overall compliance rates. Two Emory hospitals are applying sensor ...

Proventix Systems, a hand hygiene compliance monitoring company, announced a deal with machine-to-machine wireless vendor Synapse Wireless to add wireless connectivity to Proventix's nGage system, ...