The Joint Commission has launched a tool to aid healthcare providers in better complying with hand hygiene protocols, according to a news release. The interactive tool for improved hand hygiene ...

The Joint Commission has launched the Targeted Solutions Tool for Hand Hygiene, free for its accredited healthcare organizations. The tool is a creation of The Joint Commission’s nonprofit affiliate, ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs provides a free, downloadable hand hygiene/glove use observation tool for recording staff hand hygiene practices. The VA describes the purpose of the tool is to ...

Tuesday, Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day. Hand washing, while essential to infection control and prevention, suffers from perennially low compliance rates, sometimes as low as 40 percent in ...

Electronic monitoring tools may help promote hand-hygiene compliance, but ensuring that the habit sticks will require leaders to fully commit to enforcement, a study has found. Though proper hand ...

SwipeSense has raised $9.7 million, according to a Form D filing, as the push to improve hand hygiene to combat hospital acquired infections continues to gather momentum. The company has 23 investors, ...

Health system is focusing on new technology and new innovations to improve patient safety, quality director says. Although observations showed a 90% hand hygiene compliance across the health system ...

A systematic review published in April this year, which pooled the results of 28 studies worldwide, identified four main ...

Chicago startup SwipeSense, which provides hand-sanitizing tools for hospitals, has raised $9.7 million in funding, the company said in an SEC filing Wednesday. Founded in 2011 by Yuri Malina and Mert ...

‘Tis the season for holiday gatherings where we share food, time together, and germs. No matter where you are, keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps you can take to protect yourself ...

Hand hygiene is one of the most effective, affordable and universal tools we have to prevent the transmission of infections and provide high-quality, clean and safe medical care. While medical gloves ...