Implementation of an electronic, secure, web-based application to support routine hand hygiene observation with immediate direct feedback and anonymized benchmarking.

Publication

Implementation of an electronic, secure, web-based application to support routine hand hygiene observation with immediate direct feedback and anonymized benchmarking.

Journal Paper/Review - May 7, 2022

Simonet Simon, Marschall Jonas, Kuhn Rolf, Schlegel Matthias, Kahlert Christian

Citation

Simonet S, Marschall J, Kuhn R, Schlegel M, Kahlert C. Implementation of an electronic, secure, web-based application to support routine hand hygiene observation with immediate direct feedback and anonymized benchmarking. Am J Infect Control 2022

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Am J Infect Control 2022

Publication Date

May 7, 2022

Issn Electronic

1527-3296

Brief description/objective

A secure web-based electronic tool was developed and implemented to record adherence to hand hygiene during routine care and to provide direct feedback including anonymized benchmarking. It was found suitable for documenting hand hygiene improvements in a local campaign and following rollout to other institutions in 2013, the tool is currently used in >100 hospitals in Switzerland and will play a major part in upcoming national hand hygiene campaigns.