Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series.

Kathryn B. Kirkland; Karen A. Homa; Rosalind A. Lasky; Judy A. Ptak; Eileen A. Taylor; Mark E. Splaine

Study

Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series.

December 30, 2014

Kirkland KB, Homa KA, Lasky RA, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(12):1019-26.

View more articles from the same authors.

This study describes multiple hospital-wide interventions over a 3-year period that led to dramatic, sustained improvements in hand hygiene rates and reduced health care–associated infections.

PubMed citation

Available at

Free full text

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)

Advancing the science of patient safety.

September 20, 2011

The top patient safety strategies that can be encouraged for adoption now.

March 13, 2013

Surgical team behaviors and patient outcomes.

July 2, 2009

Physician and nurse well-being and preferred interventions to address burnout in hospital practice: factors associated with turnover, outcomes, and patient safety.

July 19, 2023

A coproduced family reporting intervention to improve safety surveillance and reduce disparities.

September 18, 2024

Microsystems in health care: Part 2. Creating a rich information environment.

July 21, 2009

Missed nursing care in pediatrics.

July 12, 2017

Teaching teamwork during the Neonatal Resuscitation Program: a randomized trial.

September 13, 2011

Mastering improvement science skills in the new era of quality and safety: the Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars Program.

May 2, 2012

The Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars Program: a model for interprofessional education in quality and safety.

December 12, 2012

Related Resources

Implementing a national program to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infection: a quality improvement collaboration of state hospital associations, academic medical centers, professional societies, and governmental agencies.

October 31, 2014

The influence of organizational context on quality improvement and patient safety efforts in infection prevention: a multi-center qualitative study.

July 3, 2014

Status of the implementation of the World Health Organization multimodal hand hygiene strategy in United States of America health care facilities.

May 7, 2014

Healthcare-associated infections: a national patient safety problem and the coordinated response.

February 19, 2014

Application of a theoretical framework for behavior change to hospital workers' real-time explanations for noncompliance with hand hygiene guidelines.

February 6, 2014

Impact of a national multimodal intervention to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection in the ICU: the Spanish experience.

October 4, 2013

Tennessee Center for Patient Safety.

September 10, 2013

As she lay dying: how I fought to stop medical errors from killing my mom.

January 2, 2013

The interrelationship of isolation precautions and adverse events in an acute care facility.

April 20, 2011

African Partnerships for Patient Safety.

November 11, 2009

See More About The Topic

Hospitals

Health Care Providers

Quality and Safety Professionals

General Internal Medicine

Hospital Medicine

Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series.

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series.

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue logged in

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your Training

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Training

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your Toolkit

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Toolkit

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

New Users to the PSNet site

Submit Your WebM&M Case

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your WebM&M Case

Continue as a Guest

Already have a PSNet

Account?

New Users