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Vitalacy’s New SmartBadge Developed with Leapfrog Hand Hygiene Standards In Mind

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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Digital display of hand hygiene compliance metrics on a laptop, accompanied by wristband monitors and an automatic hand sanitizer dispenser with wireless connectivity symbols.

Vitalacy Increases Customer Footprint with Hand Hygiene Automation

Hand Hygiene / By Vitalacy Team

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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Cartoon illustration of two medical professionals and a businessman, with one using a hand hygiene device near a door.

Making A Financial Case for Automated Hand Hygiene Compliance. Part 2: Cost of Direct Observation

Hand Hygiene / By Janel Ranaan

Our previous blog article about making a financial case for automated hand hygiene compliance covered the costs of healthcare-acquired infections. In this one, we’ll explain why the money spent on direct observation often leads to misleading compliance data. It’s clear that direct observation inflates hand hygiene compliance rates (Nour-Omid, 2021), according to evidence found in …

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Making the Financial Case for Automated Hand Hygiene Compliance. Part 1: The Costs of HAIs

Hand Hygiene, Patient Satisfaction / By Janel Ranaan

How do you make a financial case for investing in an automated hand hygiene compliance system during a time of tight budgets? Consider two scenarios – first, a hospitalized patient acquires a central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) due to inadequate hand hygiene, and a second, proper hand hygiene that saves the patient from getting this …

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Global WHO Study Uncovers Mediocre IPC Performance in Higher-Income Countries

Case Studies, Infectious Disease / By Vitalacy Team

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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5 Studies Show How Direct Observation Inflates Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates Due to Hawthorne Effect

Case Studies, Hand Hygiene / By Janel Ranaan

In today’s fast-paced, high-stress health care environment, it can be tempting to skip a hand wash if no one is looking. A hand wash is required when entering and leaving patient rooms, after touching a patient or equipment, and after removing gloves and handling specimens. Because germs may reside on virtually anything you touch – …

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Restaurant worker with Vitalacy SmartClip washing dishes

How ‘Ghost Kitchens’ Use Health and Hygiene Technology to Deliver Meals Safely to Hotel Guests

Hand Hygiene, Hospital Liability / By Haley Dukelow

Facing severe economic pressure due to COVID-19 restrictions on travel and restaurant capacity, businesses and entrepreneurs in the hospitality sector needed to think fast and big about how to stay financially viable. A company called Butler Hospitality seized upon this opportunity to develop a profitable way to bring the delectable creations of culinary professionals to …

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Healthcare provider wearing a Vitalacy SmartBand with Dispenser and Beacon technology in a hospital room.

Five Quality Indicators to Consider in an Automated Hand Hygiene Compliance Solution

Best Practices, Hand Hygiene / By Haley Dukelow

When evaluating the many automated hand hygiene compliance monitoring solutions on the market, it’s easy to get bogged down in technical details. To gain the best return for your initial investment in one of these solutions, I suggest focusing on five telling indicators of solution quality: accuracy, adaptability, ease of use, measurability, and versatility. 1. …

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A healthcare worker wearing a wristband approaches an automated hand sanitizer dispenser next to a digital display showing hand hygiene compliance metrics.

Four COVID-19 Precautions Against Infections That Are Likely Here to Stay

Infectious Disease / By Janel Ranaan

If there’s any silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that hospitals and long-term care facilities now have precautions in place that can lead to lower morbidity and mortality from healthcare-acquired infections in the future. COVID-19 has improved awareness of how diligent attention to hand hygiene, mask wearing, physical distancing, and other safeguards can reduce …

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COVID-19 Raises Stakes for HAI Prevention, Hand Hygiene in Hospitals

Hand Hygiene, Infectious Disease / By Janel Ranaan

Recent data published by two respected scientific journals show a link between COVID-19 and higher rates of nosocomial infections, also referred to as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and demonstrate the importance of hand hygiene compliance in infection prevention. According to an American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC, 2020) commentary titled “Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on hospital acquired …

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