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Introducing Performance Bubble Plots™
Our new suite of data visualization tools provides unprecedented insights t...
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Come See Us at APIC!
Are you attending APIC 2018 in Minneapolis this week? We’ll be at the ann...
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What is the Deal with Gloves and Hand Hygiene?
This is one of the most common questions we get. There’s more confusion a...
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The Real Cost of HAIs: The Patients
Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a looming cost and major problem fo...
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Hypepotamus: With Backing from SC Johnson, This Startup Gamifies Hand Hygiene to Slow Disease Spread
On average, healthcare providers clean their hands less than half of the ti...
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Atlanta Inno: Meet the 2018 Startup Graduates of ATDC
Seven startups will leave the Advanced Technology Development Center nest t...
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Infection Control Today: Responding to the Joint Commission’s New Hand Hygiene Standards
As of Jan. 1, if a Joint Commission surveyor sees one clinician fail to cle...
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Becker’s Hospital Review: The Joint Commission’s new hand hygiene standards: What they mean to you
Written by Dr. Chris Hermann, Founder and CEO, Clean Hands – Safe Hands M...
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How The Clean Hands – Safe Hands System Works
Clean Hands Safe Hands is a non-intrusive, cost-effective, wireless hand hy...
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Discover the Process that Cuts HAIs by 75% in 6 Months
There’s no question that hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a challe...
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How the New Joint Commission Hand Hygiene Standards Could Impact Your Hospital
If a Joint Commission surveyor now sees one clinician fail to clean their h...
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3 Strategic Risks of HAIs
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) cause preventable patient suffering and death and are expensive (click to read The Hidden Costs of HAIs). They’re also risky for three strategic reasons that ...
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The Hidden Costs of HAIs
Healthcare-associated infections are expensive, not even counting the tremendous human suffering they create. There are obvious, direct costs such as reimbursement and readmission penalties, along wit...
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World Hand Hygiene Day Is May 5
The World Health Organization is calling on healthcare organizations to recognize World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5, 2018. Hand hygiene is widely recognized as the best way to reduce healthcare-associat...
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Hand Hygiene By The Numbers: How Many Lives Could You Save?
Hand hygiene is the leading cause of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Period. Every major accreditation and infection control body has a statement that reflects this. If you improve hand hygie...
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Introducing Concierge Contact Tracing™
A few years ago, I had a patient who was admitted with minor blunt trauma following a motor vehicle crash. A couple of days later, while preparing her for discharge, I noticed a cough. The patient men...
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Healthcare Business Today: The Joint Commission’s New Hand Hygiene Standards Could Hit You Where It Hurts
February 3, 2018, by Dr. Chris Hermann, Founder and CEO, Clean Hands – Safe Hands In case you missed it, the Joint Commission recently made a drastic change to its hand hygiene standards. Previous...
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Modern Healthcare: Joint Commission Cracks Down On Hand Hygiene
Contact: Maria Castellucci January 3, 2018 – The Joint Commission will now issue a citation to healthcare organizations if during on-site visits surveyors witness an employee fail to follow correct ...
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Health Facilities Management: Hand-hygiene systems provide compliance help
Technology touted as ‘coaching’ for busy clinical staff members December 6, 2017 Neal Lorenzi The latest hand-hygiene compliance monitoring (HHCM) systems serve as coaching tools that remind healt...
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Dr. Chris Hermann Named to 2017 “40 Under 40” Class
Atlanta — November 1, 2017 – Clean Hands – Safe Hands announced today that its founder and CEO, Dr. Chris Hermann, has been named a member of the 2017 “40 Under 40” class. The “40 Under 40...
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Becker’s Hospital Review: 5 Reasons Direct Observation Is No Longer the Gold Standard
Hand hygiene is widely recognized as the most important foundational aspect in reducing Healthcare Associated Infections. Measuring clinicians’ hand hygiene performance rates is critical to being ab...