HYGIENE COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING OPTICAL TAGS
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1. A system for monitoring hygiene protocol compliance in a health care facility, the system comprising:
- a plurality of hygiene stations;
an optical identification tag associated with each hygiene station of the plurality of hygiene stations, wherein the associated optical identification tag is located on or near the hygiene station and comprises optical indicia indicative of a characteristic of the hygiene station;
a plurality of transient credentials, wherein each transient credential of the plurality of transient credentials comprises an optical sensor configured to detect the optical indicia on the optical identification tag associated with each hygiene station, and wherein the transient credential is configured to identify the characteristic of the hygiene station indicated by the optical indicia detected by the optical sensor;
an optional controller, wherein the plurality of transient credentials are operably connected to the controller through a communication link that comprises communication devices in the plurality of transient credentials;
wherein the system is configured to associate a cleaning event at a selected hygiene station with a selected transient credential based on detection of the optical indicia of the optical identification tag associated with the selected hygiene station by the optical sensor of the selected transient credential.
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Abstract
Hygiene monitoring systems and methods are described herein. In various embodiments, the systems and methods may be used to monitor cleaning events (e.g., hand washing events, equipment sanitation events, etc.).
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1. A system for monitoring hygiene protocol compliance in a health care facility, the system comprising:
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a plurality of hygiene stations; an optical identification tag associated with each hygiene station of the plurality of hygiene stations, wherein the associated optical identification tag is located on or near the hygiene station and comprises optical indicia indicative of a characteristic of the hygiene station; a plurality of transient credentials, wherein each transient credential of the plurality of transient credentials comprises an optical sensor configured to detect the optical indicia on the optical identification tag associated with each hygiene station, and wherein the transient credential is configured to identify the characteristic of the hygiene station indicated by the optical indicia detected by the optical sensor; an optional controller, wherein the plurality of transient credentials are operably connected to the controller through a communication link that comprises communication devices in the plurality of transient credentials; wherein the system is configured to associate a cleaning event at a selected hygiene station with a selected transient credential based on detection of the optical indicia of the optical identification tag associated with the selected hygiene station by the optical sensor of the selected transient credential. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of monitoring hygiene protocol compliance in a health care facility, the method comprising:
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associating a plurality of optical identification tags with a plurality of hygiene stations, wherein at least one optical identification tag is associated with each hygiene station, wherein the at least one optical identification tag is located on or near the associated hygiene station and comprises optical indicia indicative of a characteristic of the associated hygiene station; and monitoring hygiene protocol compliance associated with a selected transient credential by; identifying a characteristic of a selected hygiene station by detecting optical indicia on an optical identification tag associated with a selected hygiene station using an optical sensor of the selected transient credential; associating a cleaning event at the selected hygiene station with the selected transient credential based on detection of the optical indicia of the optical identification tag associated with the selected hygiene station by the optical sensor of the selected transient credential. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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