Testing a novel audit and feedback method for hand hygiene compliance: A multicenter quality improvement study.
Aaron M SchererHeather Schacht ReisingerMichihiko GotoCassie Cunningham GoedkenGosia S CloreAlexandre R MarraEmily E ChascoCharlesnika T EvansMichael A RubinEli N PerencevichPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2018)
HHC estimates obtained using the new audit method were substantially lower than estimates obtained using the standard audit method, suggesting that the rapid, secret-shopper method is less subject to bias. Providing feedback using HHC from the new audit method did not seem to impact HHC behaviors.
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