The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends hand hygiene should be the #1 intervention in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), yet the average hand hygiene compliance in hospitals is still below 50 percent
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AKRON, Ohio, June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends hand hygiene should be the #1 intervention in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), yet the average hand hygiene compliance in hospitals is still below 50 percent.1 Direct observation has been considered the gold standard in monitoring hand hygiene in healthcare settings, but as less than 1-3 percent of all hand hygiene opportunities occurring in healthcare settings are captured through direct observation,2 GOJO is committed to offering customers more robust data through electronic monitoring systems.
For more than a decade, PURELL SMARTLINK™ Solutions have enabled hospitals around the world to measure, track and improve hand hygiene performance – backed by the power of one of the most trusted brands in healthcare. Now GOJO, the inventor of PURELL® hand sanitizer and a global leader in hand hygiene solutions, has expanded the PURELL SMARTLINK™ portfolio to include the Integrated Monitoring System (IMS). Hospitals with a complete PURELL program, including monitoring technology and clinical support, have achieved an 82% improvement in hand hygiene compliance.3 Flexible Monitoring, Individual Accountability The core features and benefits of IMS include:
"We implemented the IMS as part of a trial in December 2018, after receiving the critical support of our leadership, nursing, legal and IT teams," said Dr. Jeffrey Jackson, Chief Quality Officer for Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. "We almost immediately saw our numbers improve and watched them continue climbing through yellow and up to green levels. Our patients liked that they saw us monitoring our staff's hand hygiene – it made them feel safe. Our nurses liked that they were able to see data specific to their team. GOJO is a great partner and we've found so much value in the technology they provide." "Our partnership with Dr. Jackson and the team at Sugar Land has been invaluable," said Tamara Cross, Product Management Director, PURELL SMARTLINK™ Technologies. "Through our close collaboration, GOJO has fine-tuned the IMS to deliver what hospitals need most – affordable technology, reliable data, and an improvement program that supports positive and sustainable hand hygiene behavior, ultimately keeping staff and patients safe." PURELL SMARTLINK™ is part of The PURELL SOLUTION™, which includes a complete set of products that leverage science-based formulations and data generation capabilities to ensure hospitals are equipped with everything they need to fight the spread of infections and improve the quality of care. PURELL® products are recognized and trusted to provide safe and effective protection against germs.4 When patients, visitors and healthcare personnel see the PURELL® brand, it reinforces high standards for patient safety and quality care. Visit our booth #601 at this year's Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) conference for more information, or visit GOJO.com/SMARTLINK-hc or email us at SMARTLINK@GOJO.com. Watch a video about the PURELL SMARTLINK™ Integrated Monitoring System at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPQTCEoGBAo. About GOJO 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force. MMWR 2002;51(No. RR-16):[22] https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/index.html
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