Methods and systems for obtaining more accurate compliance metrics
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1. A method of determining a hand hygiene compliance metric comprising:
- providing an area entry sensor;
receiving a signal from the area entry sensor that is indicative of an area entry event by a person;
providing an area exit sensor;
receiving a signal from the area exit sensor indicative of an area exit event by a person;
determining a number of dispense events by receipt of signals from one or more dispensers;
determining a number of hand hygiene opportunities for obtaining dispense events that occur between an entry event signal and an exit event signal from one or more sensors;
wherein the number of hand hygiene opportunities for obtaining dispense events occurs between and is a function of the time between an entry event and an exit event; and
wherein the number of hand hygiene opportunities is incremented by a value M, which is greater than 1 if the time between an entry opportunity and an exit opportunity is greater than a selected time period; and
providing a hand hygiene compliance metric that is a function of the number of dispense events and the number of hand hygiene opportunities.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of methodologies of obtaining more accurate compliance metrics are disclosed herein. An exemplary method of determining a compliance metric includes determining a number of dispense events and determining a number of opportunities for obtaining dispense events. The number of opportunities for obtaining dispense events is a function of the time between an entry event and a exit event, in addition, the compliance metric is a function of the number of dispense events and the number of opportunities.
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1. A method of determining a hand hygiene compliance metric comprising:
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providing an area entry sensor; receiving a signal from the area entry sensor that is indicative of an area entry event by a person; providing an area exit sensor; receiving a signal from the area exit sensor indicative of an area exit event by a person; determining a number of dispense events by receipt of signals from one or more dispensers; determining a number of hand hygiene opportunities for obtaining dispense events that occur between an entry event signal and an exit event signal from one or more sensors; wherein the number of hand hygiene opportunities for obtaining dispense events occurs between and is a function of the time between an entry event and an exit event; and wherein the number of hand hygiene opportunities is incremented by a value M, which is greater than 1 if the time between an entry opportunity and an exit opportunity is greater than a selected time period; and providing a hand hygiene compliance metric that is a function of the number of dispense events and the number of hand hygiene opportunities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A hand hygiene compliance monitoring system comprising:
- an area entry sensor for providing a signal indicative of an area entry event by a person;
an area exit sensor for providing a signal indicative of an area exit event by a person;
a dispenser for dispensing cleaner and providing a signal indicative of a dispense event;
wherein the dispense event occurs between the area entry event and the area exit event;
logic stored on a computer readable medium for determining a hand hygiene compliance metric, wherein the hand hygiene compliance metric is a function of the signal indicative of an area entry event, the signal indicative of an area exit event and the signal indicative of a dispense event; and
wherein the hand hygiene compliance metric is a function of the time between the area entry event and the area exit event; and
wherein a variable M is used in calculating the compliance metric and M is increased by more than 1 if the time period between an entry event and an exit event is greater than a selected period of time; and
providing an output Cigna signal that is indicative of the hand hygiene compliance metric. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- an area entry sensor for providing a signal indicative of an area entry event by a person;
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13. A method of determining a hand hygiene compliance metric comprising:
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providing an area entry sensor; providing an area exit sensor; providing a dispenser that provides a signal indicative of a dispense event; obtaining a time stamped signal indicative of an entry event by a person from the entry sensor; obtaining a time stamped signal indicative of a dispense event from the dispenser; obtaining a time stamped signal indicative of an exit event by a person from the exit sensor; determining a denominator value that is a first value if the time between the entry event and the exit event is greater than a selected time and a second value if the time between the entry event and the exit event is less than the selected time; determining a numerator that is a function of dispense events; outputting a hand hygiene compliance metric that is a function of the numerator and the denominator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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