Pittsburgh facility ups hand-hygiene compliance to nearly 100 percent

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian initiative includes education and accountability measures


University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian Hospital has increased clinical-staff hand-washing compliance to nearly 100 percent through education and accountability measures, according to an article on the Becker's Hospital Review website.

UPMC Presbyterian's Just Culture initiative, begun in 2012, includes education, videos, internal newsletter articles, posters and verbal reminders about hand hygiene. Personnel are held accountable for disregard of patient safety, including hand hygiene. 

Non-compliant staff are warned and then progress through a structure of disciplinary actions if they continue to disregard hand hygiene, the article said.

Read the article.

 

 



October 27, 2014


Topic Area: Safety


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