The new Hospital Safety Grade report reveals the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient safety and experience. Learn how hospitals can address the challenges facing them with advanced disinfection.
A review of medical research shows that racial and ethnic minorities, as well as individuals living under less-than-optimal socioeconomic conditions, are more likely to be hospitalized with serious medical conditions due to having less access to preventive care and to other socioeconomic factors. For example, Doshi, et al., 2017, provides proof that racial and ethnic …
Have you ever been frustrated by an empty sanitizer dispenser when you have wanted to wash your hands? Would reminders to wash your hands be helpful during the course of a busy shift? Empty sanitizer dispensers and a lack of real-time feedback and coaching about hand hygiene can be major barriers to hand hygiene compliance, …
The first-ever Global Report on Infection Prevention and Control from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that good hand hygiene and other cost-effective infection prevention and control (IPC) practices can prevent 70% of nosocomial infections also referred to as healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs). In addition, the new report states that hand hygiene and environmental hygiene in …
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In response to customers’ demand for accurate and upgradable hand hygiene compliance monitoring devices, Vitalacy, Inc., has introduced a new, entry-level SmartBadge to its suite of patient safety products. Designed to fit behind a care provider’s ID badge, the device captures and delivers individual-, unit- and facility-level hand hygiene performance data to hospital leaders responsible …
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LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —Vitalacy, a health and hygiene technology company committed to reducing infection risk with SaaS based solutions, announced today the increase of its customer footprint with the addition of new implementations and expanded projects with current customers. Clients have seen their hand hygiene compliance rates double just a few …
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Countries with lower average per-capital income generally lack the financial resources and facilities necessary for effective infection control and prevention (IPC), as one might expect. What’s surprising, however, are the mediocre IPC results in higher-income countries with access to funding and with the ability to implement and monitor IPC programs including hand hygiene compliance monitoring. …
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The SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has created a challenge around providing clear and useful information for nurses and other health care professionals. I thought I could contribute to our field by producing several short, easily ‘digestible’ webinars covering topics which nurses (and others) would find helpful and do not duplicate other educational efforts. I was fortunate …
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Fuel Cycle, Inc., a technology leader in market research and experience management, is the first business in Los Angeles to reopen with Vitalacy’s workplace safety technology. Fuel Cycle Human Resources Director, Yami Rodriguez was searching for a way to keep staff safe while offices slowly reopened. “We needed …
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As COVID-19 daily mortality figures peak and begin to decline in many parts of America, more attention is being turned to the post-acute care that a high percentage of COVID-19 survivors will need. While data on COVID-19 patients requiring post-acute care are limited, Medicare data suggest that about 30 percent of the patients recovering from …
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