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DebMed is the creator of an electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization (WHO)'s "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" and is now the only hand hygiene system that meets the WHO's "Save Lives: Clean Your Hands" recommendation. DebMed GMS encourages increased hand hygiene among hospital staff, thereby reducing the risk of spreading the flu virus and other infectious diseases between patients and improving patient safety and care.

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May 21, 2019 Hand hygiene Handwashing germs Hand Hygiene Efficacy Long Term Care Infection prevention behaviour change

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When people think of hospitals, the words ‘clean’ or ‘sterile’ often come to mind, b...

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The world would like to think that hospital staff never contracts an illness, and ra...

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January 08, 2019 Hand hygiene Hand Hygiene Education Infection prevention behaviour change Joint Commission Audit

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As we approach the one year anniversary of the Joint Commission’s decision to place an...

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