The post notes handwashing can cost hospitals millions each year, though a 1 percent increase in hand hygiene can save up to $40,000 a year.
TeleTracking offers a Real Time Location System for hand hygiene monitoring. In a recent pilot study, one hospital went from 600 in-person to 1 million remote hand hygiene observations each month.
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