Hand Hygiene App - Calculation Simplified with Substantial Analysis

摘要

As a part of continues quality improvement efforts the infection control team decided to analyse the hand hygiene data moment wise in addition to category and department wise. Objective of this project was generate moment wise data capturing and also to reduce time spend on data calculation and to derive a simple and easy method for hand hygiene data calculation. The requirement was discussed with our information technology team who developed "Hand Hygiene App", a web based application in FIORI; SAP (System, Application and Products) system of records. Monthly report can be exported in excel which can be further analysed as per the requirement. The application was introduced to infection control team on pilot basis for two months. Observers found to be comfortable in using the "Hand Hygiene App" both in mobile and computers. There was no transcription required hence the error in data calculation eliminated. The electronic monitoring system helps to standardize the data collection and reporting process. It significantly reduces the time spent on data calculation. Substantial data analysis would guide to a specific corrective action strategies and better outcomes in quality improvement projects.