Hygiene
Study findings from University of Toledo, Department of Medicine provide new insights into hygiene
Published in Hospital Business Week, July 6th, 2008
Data detailed in 'Inverse correlation between level of professional education and rate of handwashing compliance in a teaching hospital' have been presented. "To evaluate educational level as a contributing factor in handwashing compliance. Observation of hand washing opportunities was performed for approximately 12 weeks before an announced Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) visit and for approximately 10 weeks after the visit," researchers in the United States report.
"Trained observers recorded the date, time, and location of the observation; the type of healthcare worker or hospital employee observed; and the type of hand hygiene...
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