American journal of infection control
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The majority of medical providers, nurses, and patients agree that appearance is important for patient care. However, at our institution, concerns regarding providers' white coats as fomites are expressed primarily by providers and nurses, not by patients. We provide a framework for approaching this important issue through a structured quality-improvement process.
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Am J Infect Control · Nov 2014
Comparison of human and electronic observation for the measurement of compliance with hand hygiene.
Monitoring of hand hygiene is an important part of the improvement of hospital quality indicators. ⋯ Our RFID (ZigBee) system showed good accuracy (92%) and is a useful method to monitor hand hygiene compliance.