Title :
Distributed IR based technology to monitor hand hygiene of healthcare staff
Author :
Levchenko, A.I. ; Boscart, V.M. ; Ibbett, J.P. ; Fernie, G.R.
Author_Institution :
iDAPT, Toronto Rehabilitation Inst., Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
An electronic system to increase compliance with hand hygiene rules and clinical tests which demonstrated the function and acceptability of the system are described.
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; health care; hygiene; infrared imaging; patient monitoring; distributed IR based technology; electronic system; hand hygiene monitoring; healthcare staff; Biomedical monitoring; Computerized monitoring; Electronic equipment testing; Hospitals; Infrared surveillance; Intelligent systems; Medical services; Patient monitoring; Performance evaluation; System testing; infrared tracking; intelligent systems; monitoring;
Conference_Titel :
Science and Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH), 2009 IEEE Toronto International Conference
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3877-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3878-5
DOI :
10.1109/TIC-STH.2009.5444496
