In this article, successful strategies adopted by hospitals for improving hand hygiene compliance are considered, placing emphasis on leadership commitment, education of staff, audits, sociobehavioral changes, and incentive programs. The institutions noted here made a paradigm change through the use of multiple and real-time technological approaches for hand hygiene improvement; it thus became recognized as one of the critical elements in preventing healthcare-associated infections and securing patient safety.
Hand hygiene: Success Stories of Hospitals leading the way in Compliance
