Hand hygiene, as a principle for safety in hospitals, has been around for over a century,” Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, said. However, despite the well-understood ...

Introduction of the alcohol gels "is the biggest revolution in hand hygiene since Semmelweis," said Elaine Larson, associate dean for research at Columbia School of Nursing. "We used to say `hand ...

People were especially sloppy about handwashing at the start and end of the day and during typical meal times.

Improving hand hygiene compliance is an ongoing battle hospitals face, and there is major room for improvement in hospital reception areas, which may be overlooked, according to a study published ...

CABANATUAN CITY (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH) Central Luzon Center for Health Development (CLCHD) is strengthening ...

Changing the language on signs that remind hospital workers about hand hygiene could actually affect compliance, according to a new study published in Psychological Science. Researchers found that ...

The Global Hospital Hand Hygiene Market is expected to grow from USD 8,851.53 Million in 2019 to USD 16,915.58 Million by the end of 2025 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 11.39%.

Source: Baio F, et al. Hand hygiene performance improvement results in adult acute care units after 52 weeks of a novel intervention program. Presented at: APIC 2023; June 16-28, 2023; Orlando.

Reportedly, the staff at St. Bernard is now about 90% compliant with hand-hygiene requirements. If you think like we do, you might view a 90% hand-washing rate as nothing to celebrate.

White Plains Hospital began using the BIOVIGIL system a year ago with a pilot program, starting with two units, and gradually added more; the final unit was installed in the ER last month. During the ...

One unit had 97% hand hygiene success, said Dr. Morey Gardner, the hospital's director of infection disease and prevention. The other had 99 percent success.

Make sure those hands are washed. "If we could do one thing to prevent hospital-associated infections, it would be to improve hand hygiene among health-care workers," says Dr. John Jernigan of the ...