A recent review of published information on automated hand-hygiene systems found little hard evidence of their effectiveness, according to an article on the American Journal of Infection Control website.
University of Iowa researchers found that electronically assisted/enhanced direct observation, video-monitored direct observation systems, electronic dispenser counters and automated hand- hygiene monitoring networks tended to be used, but less than 20 percent of the articles included calculations for efficiency or accuracy.
According to the article, information on the cost-effectiveness of these systems will be needed before they are widely adopted.
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