Can hand hygiene observation and reporting be improved through a risk-based targeted approach?

It is well accepted that good hand hygiene practice is important in reducing health care–associated infection and therefore saving lives.1Hand Hygiene Australia http://www.hha.org.au/Google Scholar Despite the intense research effort that has been undertaken over decades, a level of hand hygiene compliance that results in reduction in health care–associated infection has never been established. The World Health Organization program, My 5 Moments...