Healthcare workers under direct observation perform hand hygiene events nearly three times more often every hour than those not under observation, according to a study published in Infection Control ...

Hand hygiene is one of most critical factors in ensuring patient safety and quality in a healthcare organization. Thomas Diller, MD, MMM, vice president of clinical effectiveness and quality at ...

Here’s what you need to know. 1. When it concerns hand hygiene, direct observation is a very limited practice. Observers can only examine a portion of all hand hygiene behaviors, and the incidences ...