Pilot Study Shows Effectiveness Of New, Low-cost Method For Monitoring Hand Hygiene Compliance

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 20:21 in Mathematics & Economics

Epidemiologists and computer scientists have created a new low-cost, green technology for automatically tracking the use of hand hygiene dispensers before healthcare workers enter and after they exit patient rooms. This novel method of monitoring hand hygiene compliance will help with the essential priority of infection control in hospitals.

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