Tag: Hand Hygiene
A Prototype For My “Two-Bin Hand Sanitizer” Concept
Does your healthcare organization struggle with keeping hand sanitizer dispensers full? Let me know what you think of this "two-bin kanban" system prototype from a vendor that might more forward on this...
How Has Dr. Jack Billi Achieved 100% Hand Hygiene Compliance Since...
Thanks to my friends in the Michigan Quality System group, the internal Lean group at the University of Michigan Health System.
They shared a video...
An Invention to Prevent Empty Gel or Foam Sanitizer Dispensers in...
Every time I am in a hospital or clinic setting, one of the first things I do is get a pump or squirt of...
Podcast #205 – Joe Schnur, Innovations for Hand Hygiene & Patient...
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Episode #205 is a conversation with Joe Schnur, VP Business Development at Intelligent M, a company that "designs data-driven hand hygiene compliance improvement solutions for...
Happy Talk Headlines vs. Sad Realities to Fix in Healthcare
As National Patient Safety Awareness Week continues, thanks go to Graham Foster for sending me this article from the UK: Most NHS staff deem care...
Hospitals Prioritize Spending on Pretty Buildings over Safety?
Here's an excellent commentary by Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health: "In The Race For 'Fanciest...
Video: Influencing Hand Hygiene Behaviors
A friend shared this fun video about how to influence hand washing behavior amongst a group of 12 kids. As the introduction points out,...
Weekend Fun: An Elegant Solution by Subtraction (“Parks & Recreation”)
Our good friend Matt May (see posts and podcasts about him here) has a new book coming out in October, The Laws of Subtraction:...