March 5, 2025
Visual cues, education boost hand hygiene compliance
It is often said that small actions lead to big results. This so happens to be the case with hand hygiene compliance (HHC) in healthcare. Imagine a simple act, like washing hands, cutting infection rates by half—hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and surgical site infections being reduced simply by improving handwashing behaviors. Now consider how this act is often overlooked by many in critical spaces like the OR.
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