Technological interventions for hand hygiene adherence: Research and intervention for smart patient room

Joining Languages, Cultures and Visions - CAADFutures 2009, Proceedings of the 13th International CAAD Futures Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 303-313

  Do, Ellen Yi Luen ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand hygiene adherence; Patient room; RFID; Smart room; Technological intervention

Indexed keywords

HAND HYGIENE ADHERENCE; HAND WASHING; PATIENT ROOM; SMART ROOMS; TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTION;

JOINING; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EID: 84864685771     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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