Abstract
Hand hygiene compliance remains suboptimal among physicians despite quality improvement efforts. We observed hand hygiene compliance among 29 medicine interns at 2 large academic institutions. Overall compliance was 75%. Although 4 interns averaged <40% compliance, 14 averaged at least 80%. Given variability observed among individuals in the same training programs, targeting those with poor performance may be important in improving overall compliance.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1107-1108 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | American Journal of Infection Control |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2013 |
Keywords
- Graduate medical education
- Patient safety
- Prevention
- Quality of care
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases