Observing and improving hand hygiene compliance: Implementation and refinement of an electronic-assisted direct-observer hand hygiene audit program

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 207-210

  Chen, Luke F ^a   Carriker, Charlene ^a   Staheli, Russell ^b   Isaacs, Pamela ^a   Elliott, Brandon ^b   Miller, Becky A ^c   Anderson, Deverick J ^a   Moehring, Rebekah W ^a   Vereen, Sheila ^a   Bringhurst, Judie ^a   Rhodes, Lisa ^a   Strittholt, Nancy ^a   Sexton, Daniel J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; SCORING SYSTEM;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NORTH CAROLINA; OBSERVATION;

EID: 84872197015     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669084     Document Type: Article

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