Systems and methods for measuring hand hygiene compliance
First Claim
1. A method of measuring hand hygiene compliance, comprising the steps of:
- (a) maintaining a computer database;
(b) determining whether any person entered a first area independent of whether the any person includes a sensor;
(c) determining whether the any person left the first area and entered a second area;
(d) determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area; and
(e) sending information collected in step (d) to the computer database.
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Abstract
A method of measuring hand hygiene compliance includes the steps of maintaining a computer database, and determining whether any person entered a first area independent of whether the any person includes a sensor. The method also includes the steps of determining whether the any person left the first area and entered a second area, and determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area. Moreover, the method includes the step of sending information associated with whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area to the computer database.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of measuring hand hygiene compliance, comprising the steps of:
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(a) maintaining a computer database;
(b) determining whether any person entered a first area independent of whether the any person includes a sensor;
(c) determining whether the any person left the first area and entered a second area;
(d) determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area; and
(e) sending information collected in step (d) to the computer database.
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2. A method of measuring hand hygiene compliance, comprising the steps of:
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(a) maintaining a computer database;
(b) determining whether any person entered a first area independent of whether the any person includes a sensor;
(c) determining whether the any person left the first area and entered a second area;
(d) determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area;
(e) if it is determined that the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area, sending this information to the computer database;
(f) if it is determined that the any person did not perform hand hygiene before leaving the first area, determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene in the second area;
(g) if it is determined that the any person performed hand hygiene in the second area, sending this information to the computer database;
(h) if it is determined that the any person did not perform hand hygiene after entering the second area, sending this information to the computer database.
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3. A method of measuring hand hygiene compliance, comprising the steps of:
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(a) maintaining a computer database;
(b) determining whether any person flushed a restroom toilet included in a restroom;
(c) if the any person flushed the restroom toilet, determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the restroom; and
(d) sending information collected in step (c) to the computer database. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method of measuring hand hygiene compliance, comprising the steps of:
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(a) maintaining a computer database;
(b) determining whether any person flushed a restroom toilet included in a restroom;
(c) if the any person flushed the restroom toilet, determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene within a predetermined amount of time after flushing the restroom toilet; and
(d) sending information collected in step (c) to the computer database.
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6. An apparatus for measuring hand hygiene compliance, comprising:
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means for detecting, wherein the means for detecting is configured to detect each of;
whether any person entered a first area independent of whether the any person includes means for communicating with the means for detecting; and
whether the any person left the first area and entered a second area independent of whether the any person includes means for communicating with the means for detecting;
means for determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area;
means for determining whether the any person performed hand hygiene in the second area after leaving the first area; and
means for transmitting information associated with whether the any person performed hand hygiene before leaving the first area and whether the any person performed hand hygiene in the second area after leaving the first area to a computer database. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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