New technologies to monitor healthcare worker hand hygiene

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-33

  Marra, A R ^a   Edmond, M B ^b  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Electronic devices; Electronic handwash counters; Feedback loop; Hand hygiene; Innovation; Positive deviance; Wireless technology; Zigbee

Indexed keywords

HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

COMPLIANCE; ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ELECTRONIC HANDWASH COUNTERS; FEEDBACK LOOP; HAND HYGIENE; INNOVATION; POSITIVE DEVIANCE; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY; ZIGBEE;

CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84890611016     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12458     Document Type: Review

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