Masek, 2011 - Google Patents
Electronic Monitoring of Hand Hygiene Compliance in an Inpatient Hospital SettingMasek, 2011
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- Masek C
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Proper hand hygiene is known to reduce hospital acquired infections. Currently the most widely accepted method used to measure hand hygiene compliance is through direct observation. This method often provides data that may not accurately represent true hand …
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
- G08B21/00—Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal operating condition and not elsewhere provided for
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- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING; COUNTING
- G06Q—DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- A61B5/16—Devices for psychotechnics; Testing reaction times; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
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- G06F19/30—Medical informatics, i.e. computer-based analysis or dissemination of patient or disease data
- G06F19/32—Medical data management, e.g. systems or protocols for archival or communication of medical images, computerised patient records or computerised general medical references
- G06F19/327—Management of hospital data, e.g. scheduling of medical staff or operation rooms, measuring the quality or efficiency of medical staff
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