As we approach the one year anniversary of the Joint Commission’s decision to place an increased focus on hand hygiene behavior among healthcare staff, what have you done to better prepare your facility for its next audit?
As we approach the one year anniversary of the Joint Commission’s decision to place an increased focus on hand hygiene behavior among healthcare staff, what have you done to better prepare your facility for its next audit?
Topics: electronic monitoring, tips for improving hand hygiene, hand hygiene compliance, hand washing, Joint Commission, audit
Another year is quickly coming to an end and we would like to to thank all our subscribers and occasional readers by sharing with you our most popular articles on hand hygiene and infection prevention from 2018. We will be taking a break over the holidays and returning in the new year!
In case you missed them here are the Top 5 articles from the DebMed Blog in 2018 ...
Topics: electronic monitoring, tips for improving hand hygiene, hand hygiene compliance, hand washing
Often times we settle for being average. Unfortunately, when we allow ourselves to be average while working in a healthcare environment it can put a patient’s health at risk, and may ultimately result in a Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI). However, through the use of proper hand washing, we can begin to combat HAI’s, increase patient safety and adopt a culture of higher standards for both patients and staff.
Topics: hand hygiene, hand washing
