title: Sustained improvement in hand hygiene at a children's hospital.
abstract: A quality improvement project was conducted to improve hand hygiene at a children's hospital. Interventions included education, performance feedback, an incentive program, and a marketing campaign. There were 9,322 observations performed over a 5-year period. Hospital-wide adherence increased from 39.9% to 97.9%. Adherence of 95% or greater was sustained for over 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1102 Bates Street, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77030, USA. crews@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Crews
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Whaley
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Syblik
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Starke
mesh_terms: D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*