Twenty-seven Alabama hospitals have partnered with Alabama Power and Proventix Systems to help reduce healthcare-associated infections and healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes.
The "Putting Power into Healthcare" initiative focuses on increasing hand hygiene in hospitals, which studies show can help cut down on healthcare-associated infections.
The hospitals involved in the project have installed Proventix's nGage System, which uses active communication units and radio-frequency badges tied to a data and compliance monitoring system. By using the system, hospitals can measure when and how often their badged employees and healthcare professionals wash their hands. Participating hospitals have installed the system in patient rooms and other places where patient care is provided.
Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham conducted a seven-month study to determine whether increased hand-washing prompted by the nGage System could reduce infection rates. During the study period, infection rates dropped 22 percent in the unit where the system was installed, which translates into 159 fewer patient days and estimated cost savings of more than $133,000.
The "Putting Power into Healthcare" initiative focuses on increasing hand hygiene in hospitals, which studies show can help cut down on healthcare-associated infections.
The hospitals involved in the project have installed Proventix's nGage System, which uses active communication units and radio-frequency badges tied to a data and compliance monitoring system. By using the system, hospitals can measure when and how often their badged employees and healthcare professionals wash their hands. Participating hospitals have installed the system in patient rooms and other places where patient care is provided.
Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham conducted a seven-month study to determine whether increased hand-washing prompted by the nGage System could reduce infection rates. During the study period, infection rates dropped 22 percent in the unit where the system was installed, which translates into 159 fewer patient days and estimated cost savings of more than $133,000.
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