HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE
Ellingson, PhD, Katherine, et.al. “Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections through Hand Hygiene.” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology vol. 35 no. 8 Aug. 2014.
Pyrek, Kelly M. “Special Report: Surveys Reveal How C-Suite, IPs View Hand Hygiene Compliance.” Infection Control Today May 2015.
Temple, Kay Miller. “Hand Hygiene: Proving Its Mettle Across the Globe.” Infection Control Today 2014.
World Health Organization. “Evidence of Hand Hygiene to Reduce Transmission and Infection by Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Health-Care Settings.” 28 Aug. 2014. http://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/MDRO_literature-review.pdf
MANUAL OBSERVATION
Kirkland, Kathryn B., et.al. “Impact of a Hospital-Wide Hand Hygiene Initiative on Healthcare-Associated Infections: Results of an Interrupted Time Series.” The BMJ Journal vol. 21 June 2012: 1019-1026.
Pyrek, Kelly M. “Hand Hygiene Compliance Measurement: Examining the Methodologies.” Infection Control Today June 2015.
AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGY
Hinssen, Peter. “The Age of Data-driven Medicine: Big Data Helps Reveal Hidden Health Trends and Build Risk Models.” Across Technology Sept. 2012.
Kirk, MSN, RN, CIC, Jane. “Hand Hygiene Compliance Measurement.” GOJO Industries, Inc.
McGuckin, DrScEd, Maryanne, et.al. “A Review of Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring: Considerations for Hospital Management in Data Collection, Healthcare Worker Supervision, and Patient Perception.” Journal of Healthcare Management vol. 60 no. 5 Sept./Oct. 2015; 348-361.
Srejic, Elizabeth. “Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring Provides Benefits, Challenges.” Infection Control Today Dec. 2015; 24-27.
Srigley, J.A., et.al., “Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technology: A Systematic Review of Efficacy.” Journal of Hospital Infection vol. 89 Oct. 2014; 51-60.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Cummings, MD, MBA, Keith L., et.al. “Hand Hygiene Noncompliance and the Cost of Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection.” Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology vol. 31 no. 4 Apr. 2010; 357-364.
Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, Linda R. “Expert Series: Maximizing Resources.” Infection Control Today Jan. 2015.
Scott, II, R. Douglas. “The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in US Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mar. 2009.
Zimlichman, MD, MSc, Eyal, et.al. “Health Care-Associated Infections: A Meta-Analysis of Costs and Financial Impact on the US Health Care System.” Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine vol. 173 no. 22 Sept. 2013; 2039-2046.
QUALITY & SAFETY
Austin, PhD, J. Matthew. “Safety in Numbers: The Development of Leapfrog’s Composite Patient Safety Score for US Hospitals.” Journal of Patient Safety vol. 10 no. 1 Mar. 2014; 64-71.
Berwick, MD, MPP, Donald M., et.al. “Patient Safety Improvement: New National Patient Safety Foundation Report Calls for the Creation of a Total Systems Approach and a Culture of Safety to Address the Issue of Patient Safety.” IHI’s 27th Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Healthcare Orlando, Florida.
Greene, RN, MPS, CIC, Linda R. “Expert Series: Improving Quality in Hospital Departments to Improve Outcomes.” Infection Control Today Oct. 2014.
Informa Exhibitions LLC. “Hand Hygiene Compliance Industry Group Formed to Lead Change for Patient Safety.” Infection Control Today Jan. 2016.