The Joint Commission has launched a tool to aid healthcare providers in better complying with hand hygiene protocols, according to a news release. The interactive tool for improved hand hygiene ...

Electronic monitoring tools may help promote hand-hygiene compliance, but ensuring that the habit sticks will require leaders to fully commit to enforcement, a study has found. Though proper hand ...

The Johns Hopkins Hand Hygiene SuperStar program is a hospital-wide recognition program intended to encourage proper hand hygiene practices. Healthcare team members are nominated for their exemplary ...

The CDC and GOJO, a producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions, have formed a partnership to provide unbranded hand hygiene tools and educational materials for patients, healthcare ...

To measure hand hygiene behavior, video surveillance had comparable results to in-person observation and also brings certain advantages, according to a study recently published in PLOS One.

Health system is focusing on new technology and new innovations to improve patient safety, quality director says. Although observations showed a 90% hand hygiene compliance across the health system ...

world hand hygiene day observed ...

The majority of germs that cause serious infections in humans are transmitted by people’s actions. One of the effective means to prevent these infections is by practicing good hand hygiene. Several ...

On World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5), the Santa Shoebox Project (SSP) is joining the global call to action to champion the ...