Hospital hand hygiene monitoring: internal audits and the role of public health residents

ConclusionsGlobal HH adherence was in line with significant published data and was far better than 2016 data but slightly lower than observations in 2018 when the program started. We believe 2020 HH compliance could have changed due to HCW involvement in IPC against COVID-19.Key messagesHand hygiene (HH) audits represent a crucial tool of clinical governance and risk management: auditors ’ training, monthly and annual reports, and feedbacks allowed to structure a virtuous process.If HH audits aim to improve practice we should understand when HH is most beneficial, assessing quality, improving performances through achievable targets using reproducible methods and technologies.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research