Hand Hygiene Compliance Measurement, Education, and Feedback for Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgery & Care Facilities, Physicians Offices

HAND HYGIENE REPORTS

 MMI: McGuckin Methods International

 

MMI is a Listed Patient Safety Organization with the

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

 

 

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E-mail us at data@hhreports.com for a cost-free, contract-free trial.

 

Hand Hygiene Measurement and Benchmarking Reports

 Included with regular enrollment:

Twelve months for reporting 

Implementation support

Patient and healthcare worker education templates

Peer-reviewed methodology

Annual Fee
$2,000 yr.

 

A Cost-Conscious Measure

 

The J.C.  and W.H.O. recommend a minimum number of observations  to measure compliance. However, observation is costly and only covers a small portion of healthcare worker / patient contacts.  Compare costs:

 

Cost Est.

~4 units

~22 units

Observ.

$6,656

$36, 608

MMI

$2,000

$2,000

 

Since you must observe, target your resources in problem areas identified with MMI's program.

 

Based on Infection Preventionist median base salary $32/hr (not inc. benefits).  MMI’s reports allow you to monitor additional units without adding to the cost of the program.

  

 

Make Hand Hygiene Compliance your goal,

and Measurement your Top Priority!  

 

McGuckin Methods International offers hand hygiene compliance education, training, and measurement programs.

 

Infection Preventionists trust our peer-and health-agency-reviewed standard for analysis and confidentiality. This program is listed as a Patient Safety Organization by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). 

 

These are the resources you've read about as part of a multi-modal program into your facility which are in the Joint Commission's monograph on hand hygiene adherence (McGuckin program has four submissions) and the World Health Organization's Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care (McGuckin lead author on patient empowerment).

 

Together, let's reduce healthcare-associated infections, their alarming cost to our healthcare system and distressing impact on patients and families by increasing your hand hygiene rates.

 

Boyce (JHI, 2008 70(S1) referring to MMI program):  Advantages of this approach include that fact that such measurements are relatively easy to conduct and are feasible in a variety of healthcare settings.

 

Boyce (ICHE Oct. 2011 referring to MMI program):  A number of hospitals have found the information useful for providing HCWs feedback regarding their performance.

 

Marra, et al. (ICHE Aug. 2010): Direct observation cannot be considered the gold standard for assessing hand hygiene, because there was no relationship between the observed adherence and the number of dispensing episodes or the volume of product used. Other means to monitor hand hygiene adherence, such as electronic devices and measurement of product usage, should be considered.

 

Resources

Education and Empowerment

Dr. McGuckin's consumer education and patient empowerment book is available at patientsurvivalguide.net

 

  

Practical Updates

Talk to the Hand is our newsletter with tips, FAQs, infection prevention events, and other FYIs.  E-mail   data@hhreports.com to be on mailing list  

  

World Health Organization

World Health Organization's Save Lives: Clean YOUR Hands annual campaign here

 

Public Health and Education

Does mandatory reporting of Healthcare-Associated Infections reduce infection rates? Funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, we will explore consumer awareness and engagement with publically-mandated HAI reports.

 

Dr. McGuckin speaks at the Aseptic Surgery Forum in Paris, France, April '12. http://www.aseptic-surgery-forum.com/en/  

 

APIC 2012 abstract: One rehabilitation hospital's journey to hand hygiene compliance with the MMI program. See you all in San Antonio. ˇOlé!

 

 

 

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