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ior change and a lowered risk of HAIs. Over a 12-month time frame, HH compliance in the areas using SwipeSense were 194 percent higher at MacNeal than in the areas not using the system.” Charles Bareis, MD, Chief Medical Offi cer at Tenet Health Midwest, commented, “When we started getting data from SwipeSense, it was painfully startling, Our reports had shown compliance in the 90s but it was actually in the 20s. SwipeSense gave us the individual-level data we needed to encourage more diligent behavior.” HPN


References


1. The Joint Commission. Accreditation and Certifi cation. Effective Jan. 1, 2018: individual hand hygiene failures to be cited under IC, NPSG standards. https://www.jointcommission.org/issues/ article.aspx?Article=IlZJaLJCiRBZC2IRvnKkJTqEEU2n1Rxv3fqmsKqKPb0%3d&j=3545832&e#.WoYL- 4cTvozM.email. Last accessed August 31, 2018.


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2. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. APIC Implementation Guide. APIC guide to preventing Clostridium diffi cile infections. https://apic.org/Resource_/ EliminationGuideForm/59397fc6-3f90-43d1-9325-e8be75d86888/File/2013CDiffFinal.pdf. Last accessed August 31, 2018.


3. Rupp ME, Cavalieri RJ, Lyden E, et al. Effect of hospital-wide chlorhexidine patient bathing on healthcare-associated infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012 Nov; 33(11): 1094-1000.


4. Kelly JW, Blackhurst D, McAtee W, et al. Electronic hand hygiene monitoring as a tool for reduc- ing health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. Am J Infect Control. 2016;44:956-957.


5. Edmisten C, Hall C, Kernizan L, et al. Implementing an electronic hand hygiene monitoring system: lessons learned from community hospitals. Am J Infect Control. 2017 Aug;45(8):860-865.


6. Buckner J, Read M. Individual monitoring increases hand-hygiene compliance in multicenter registry utilizing badge-based locating technology. Am J Infect Control. 2016 Jun;44(6):Suppl S94. https:// www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(16)30130-4/abstract. Last accessed August 30, 2018.


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