Friday, June 28, 2013

Hospitals moving to high-tech ways to ensure employees keep their hands clean

Hospitals moving to high-tech ways to ensure employees keep their hands clean-washingtonpost: RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo. — Hospitals have fretted for years over how to make sure doctors, nurses and staff keep their hands clean, but with only limited success. Now, some are turning to technology — beepers, buzzers, lights and tracking systems that remind workers to sanitize, and chart those who don’t.