Introduction of an electronic monitoring system for monitoring compliance with Moments 1 and 4 of the WHO "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" methodology

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 151
• Main Authors: Cheng, Vincent CC, Tai, Josepha WM, Ho, Sara KY, Chan, Jasper FW, Hung, Kwan Ngai, Ho, Pak Leung, Yuen, Kwok Yung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 26.05.2011; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Electronics - instrumentation; Electronics - methods; Electronics - organization & administration; Guideline Adherence - organization & administration; Hand Disinfection - standards; Health aspects; Health Personnel; Humans; Hygiene - standards; Infection; Infection control; Infection Control - instrumentation; Infection Control - methods; Infection Control - organization & administration; Infection Control - standards; Intensive care units; Management; Methods; Nurses; Practice; Prevention; Risk factors; World Health Organization; China

MedSense is an electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system that provides Infection Control Practitioners with continuous access to hand hygiene compliance information by monitoring Moments 1 and 4 of the WHO "My 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene" guidelines. Unlike previous electronic mo...