Electronic monitoring in combination with direct observation as a means to significantly improve hand hygiene compliance

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 528-535

  Boyce, John M ^a  

^a JM Boyce Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrumentation; Methods; Numerical data; Radio frequency identification device; Standards; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM; GOLD STANDARD; HAND WASHING; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MONITOR; MONITORING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PATIENT SAFETY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; VIDEORECORDING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DISINFECTION; PROCEDURES; UTILIZATION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DISINFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS;

EID: 85016515749     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.11.029     Document Type: Review

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