Open AccessEvaluation of hand hygiene compliance over the years, in an intensive care unit of a north Delhi hospital preparing for accreditation: A 3-year study
Author(s) -
Tanisha Bharara,
Renu Gur,
Shalini Duggal,
Vandana Chugh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1050_19
Subject(s) - medicine , accreditation , hygiene , observational study , health care , compliance (psychology) , intensive care unit , patient safety , hospital accreditation , infection control , emergency medicine , government (linguistics) , medical emergency , nursing , intensive care medicine , psychology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , economics , medical education , economic growth
World Health Organization (WHO) initiated a global movement to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Hand hygiene (HH) is critical for achieving UHC as it is a practical and evidence-based approach with a gaugeable impact on the quality of care and patient safety in healthcare.