A review of electronic hand hygiene monitoring: Considerations for hospital management in data collection, healthcare worker supervision, and patient perception

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 348-361

  McGuckin, Maryanne ^a   Govednik, John ^a  

^a McGuckin Methods International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MANAGER; MONITORING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTRONICS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

CROSS INFECTION; ELECTRONICS; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INPATIENTS; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84952896997     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: 19447396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-201509000-00009     Document Type: Review

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