Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring Technology

Prevent infection and save lives with hand hygiene solutions that work. Healthcare-Associated Infections, often called Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs), affect 750,000 people in the US every year, causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths and costing healthcare providers billions of dollars.

Experts have identified hand hygiene as the #1 way to reduce HAIs and protect patients and staff. In fact, these four commonly occurring HAIs can be prevented with better hand hygiene behaviors:

– C-Diff (Clostridioides difficile)

– MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

– CLABSI (central line-associated bloodstream infection)

– CAUTI (Catheter-associated urinary tract infection)

Higher hand hygiene compliance rates are generally accepted to be drivers of lower CDiff and MRSA rates. However, with hand hygiene compliance rates well under 50 percent—and no easy way to accurately know who is and isn’t washing their hands—healthcare providers need a better way to change caregiver behavior.

According to a University of Louisville Health study in the American Journal of Infection Control, the use of a sensor-based electronic hand hygiene system more than doubled hand hygiene compliance in an acute care environment.

Vizzia’s hand hygiene compliance technology solutions do just that. Vizzia offers two proven options to boost hand hygiene rates:

1. Mobile monitoring app: By deploying our app, hospitals can record observations about who is and isn’t washing their hands. With easy set-up and no hardware to install, you can get started today.
2. Fully managed RTLS solution: Sensors on soap dispensers and other equipment interact with caregivers’ badges, providing real-time alerts and eliminating manual monitoring.