The effectiveness of the World Health Organization’s My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene method is well-documented, but a new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control calls into question ...

Hand hygiene is one of most critical factors in ensuring patient safety and quality in a healthcare organization. Thomas Diller, MD, MMM, vice president of clinical effectiveness and quality at ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine developed two tools intended to help healthcare organizations observe and document hand hygiene compliance. 1. Observe hand hygiene upon entry and exit from patient environments ...

Allowing medical students to act as covert observers of hand hygiene improves their awareness of the importance of hand hygiene, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection ...

It’s been more than 150 years since Ignaz Semmelweis, the so-called “father of hand hygiene,” highlighted the benefits of handwashing among healthcare workers, and yet there’s still room for ...

AUSTIN, Texas — HID announced that it has acquired Intelligent Observation, a platform provider for hand hygiene compliance, designed to enable healthcare facilities to reduce hospital acquired ...

Arlington, Va., December 19, 2024 – Hand hygiene (HH) monitoring in hospitals could be reduced significantly, allowing infection preventionists to redirect efforts toward quality improvement and ...

Hand hygiene (HH) monitoring in hospitals could be reduced significantly, allowing infection preventionists to redirect efforts toward quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, according to ...

University of Michigan Health and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center have increased hand hygiene compliance significantly. The results of two technology-based hand hygiene improvement initiatives were ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aggregated client performance data shows that healthcare organizations using BioVigil reduced healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) by an average of ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to market demand for accurate and upgradable hand hygiene compliance monitoring, Vitalacy, Inc., today introduced a new, entry-level SmartBadge to its suite ...

HID has acquired Intelligent Observation to expand its healthcare RTLS portfolio and support infection prevention through hand hygiene compliance technology. HID has acquired Intelligent Observation, ...