Method and system for ensuring and tracking hand hygiene compliance
US11123153B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for ensuring hand hygiene compliance may include tracking dispensing of a plurality hand hygiene dispensers having hand sanitizer. Each hand hygiene dispenser can be associated with an individual user. A processor may determine dispensing rates of the plurality of hand hygiene dispensers for a plurality of predetermined time periods and each of the plurality of the hand hygiene dispensers is identified with an individual user. The average dispensing rate can be calculated taking a predetermined number of highest dispensing rates out of the plurality of predetermined time periods. The rates can be displayed to the users, and the users can be notified of proper hand hygiene compliance or if the average dispensing rate falls below a target threshold rate.
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