2 Stories You May Have Missed: Hand Hygiene Reminders – Easing Patient Suffering

We know you’re busy, but we don’t want you to miss important healthcare quality and patient safety news. Below is a roundup of stories you may have missed but need to take a look at before calling it a week. (Sign up on the right if you’d like these news alerts delivered to you.)

1. A Helping Hand: Continuing Improvement in Hand Hygiene
   Read about two methods proven to give the mental nudge that medical personnel need when it comes to complying with pesky but essential hospital hand-washing protocols.
2. Doctors Strive to Do Less Harm by Inattentive Care
   Don’t let the headline fool you. Discover what hospitals are learning by taking time to really think about what patients are telling them via discharge surveys and how they are using this valuable data to perpetuate change hospital-wide.