title: Sustained High Level of Healthcare Worker Adherence With Hand Hygiene Practice Recommendations Using the Patient-as-Observer Approach in the Ambulatory Setting.
abstract: We report on a quality improvement initiative for hand hygiene adherence using the patient-as-observer method in the ambulatory setting. There were 604,661 observations recorded with improvement of adherence from 88% to 95% or greater; alcohol-based hand sanitizer purchasing correlated with this increase. This sustainable method effectively ensures hand hygiene adherence. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2016;1496-1498.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Department of Medicine,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Rachael A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Biostatistics,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Gary R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Cutter
authors.affiliation: 3University of Alabama Health Services Foundation,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pate
authors.affiliation: 4Department of Medicine,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boohaker
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Department of Medicine,University of Alabama at Birmingham,Birmingham,Alabama.
authors.forename: Bernard C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Camins
mesh_terms: D000407:Alabama; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires