The tag, which communicates with hand sanitation devices as to whether a provider has used them, conveys real-time compliance data to a central system, reminding the provider to comply by vibrating three times in event of a noncompliant event.
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This real-time data should allow healthcare systems to track hand hygiene compliance alongside common HAIs such as central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections, a new opportunity, according to a news release.
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