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Leapfrog Group Adds Electronic Compliance Monitoring to Hand Hygiene Practice Standards

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In an acknowledgement of electronic compliance monitoring becoming an “important component of a comprehensive hand hygiene program,” the Leapfrog Group added electronic monitoring to its hand hygiene practice standards for 2019. Identified as a primary intervention to prevent healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), high rates of hand hygiene compliance can reduce HAIs (Kelly et al., 2016; Pronovost …

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