• Am J Infect Control · May 2013

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    Monitoring hand hygiene: meaningless, harmful, or helpful?

    • Elaine Larson.
    • School of Nursing, and Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. Ell23@columbia.edu
    • Am J Infect Control. 2013 May 1; 41 (5 Suppl): S42-5.

    AbstractWhereas monitoring adherence to hand hygiene (HH) guidelines is standard practice in most acute care facilities, practice improvement has been slow. In hospitals primarily concerned with reputation, incentives to report high HH rates may create negative consequences. Practice change will require increased staff engagement and more sustainable methods to monitor HH and provide feedback.Copyright © 2013 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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