Use of Optimised Dual Statistical Process Control Charts for Early Detection of Surgical Site Infection Outbreaks
DCASIP faculty Drs. Art Baker and Dev Anderson worked with Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute, in Boston, MA to discuss the use of optimised dual statistical process control charts for early detection of SSI outbreaks in BMJ Quality & Safety.
Shouldn’t evidence guide our selection of hand-hygiene surveillance systems?
It's amazing how little evidence is required before infection prevention interventions are adopted. A current example of this is the installation of automated hand-hygiene surveillance systems that track healthcare worker room entry and hand hygiene compliance.