Jersey-City, NJ (PRWEB) June 30, 2010 — The elementary use of Radio Frequency IDentification technology to monitor hand hygiene exercise volition be unveiled at the Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) colloquy in New Orleans on July 11 through 15, 2010 by HandGiene Corporation.
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With penuriously 2 million people dying a year from Healthcare Associated Infections and costing up to $50 billion by the year, the Joint Commission as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are distressing for higher hand hygiene compliance rates. A recent study showed that four inches -washing and sanitizing in a healthcare setting can be as at a moderate price as 34 percent.
“Until recently, there was no cost-competent way to easily monitor hand hygiene, reduce the incidence of HAIs and increase compliance rates up to 100 percent,” said Vincent Verdiramo, HandGiene Corporation President.
The merely way to increase compliance with protocols and provide accountability is to warner staff interactions with patients. HandGiene RFID badges, dispensers and sensors furnish real-time compliance data and can instantly alert staff, patients and administrators to non-yieldingness.
"Until recently, there was no cost-effective way to easily adviser hand hygiene, reduce the incidence of HAIs and increase compliance rates up to 100 percent," declared Vincent Verdiramo, HandGiene Corporation President. "HandGiene's all-inclosing system meets industry hand-hygiene guidelines."
Proprietary soap and sanitizers operate compliance easy. Facilities can readily change between liquids, foams or gels outside of changing dispensers. Solutions are formulated with and without alcohol.
Web-based software allows in the mind reports for re-training as well as external documentation of yieldingness to protocols. The system integrates with legacy IT for rapid ceremony of induction and ease-of-use.
For information on HandGiene Corporation's revolutionary method, visit www.handgienecorp.com . Or we're in Booth 2148 at the Association against Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology conference in New Orleans, July 11-15, 2010.
HandGiene Corporation is form the world safer through the use of hand-hygiene sensoring systems. Education is the elucidation, but monitoring with accountability is the answer. www.handgienecorp.com
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