A survey of 141 VHA medical centers found 98.6 percent conduct direct observation to measure hand hygiene compliance.
Read the full story on VHA hospitals’ hand hygiene practices in Becker’s ASC Review.
Study: Validation Rate of Hand Hygiene Observation Measures is Low
Fewer than half of Veterans Health Administration medical centers that use direct observation to measure hand hygiene compliance validate the process at the onset, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
