The Role of Accurate Hand Hygiene Monitoring Hand hygiene is universally recognized as the most effective preventive measure against HAIs, as underscored by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Manual observation, while widely used, is prone to observer bias and labor intensity. As Dhar et al. observed, healthcare …
Tech in Motion is proud to announce that Vitalacy, Inc., a company committed to reducing patient harm in healthcare through better hand hygiene and patient safety solutions, was selected as a Best Tech for Good Finalist in 2024 for North America. Vitalacy has helped hospitals across the country improve hand hygiene and lower infection rates …
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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.
Does Poor Hand Hygiene Worsen Health Disparities in Hospitals? 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, …
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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, …
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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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From talking to customers across the country, I know that they want a hand hygiene solution that will enable them to meet the Leapfrog Group’s hand hygiene practice standards. The SmartBadge can definitely help them do this, at a competitive price point. “With our SmartBadge, organizations can begin monitoring and measuring compliance right way, giving …
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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 …
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