The Effect of Wearable Electronic Hand Washing Monitoring Systems on ICU Patients with Clostridium difficile Infections

In this presentation, the effectiveness of electronic hand washing badges on hand hygiene is compared to compliance rates with secret shopping methods. Clostridium difficile rates have been increasing in numbers and account for a large portion of hospital-acquired infections in the ICU. Electronic hand washing badges have shown to be effective at reducing the incidence of Clostridium difficle in intensive care units (ICU) after their implementation.