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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Hand Hygiene Compliance Before and After Patient Contact
Alternate Name
Hand Hygiene Compliance Before and After Patient Contact
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
This rate measures hand hygiene compliance rate by the indication, before initial patient or patient environment contact or after patient or patient environment contact. Hand hygiene compliance before patient contact is a QIP indicator.
Indicator Status
Active
HQO Reporting tool/product
On-Line Public Reporting
Dimension
Safe
Type
Process
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Percentage
Calculation Methods
Numerator/ Denominator * 100
Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Hand hygiene compliance rate before initial patient or patient environment contact : Number of times hand hygiene performed before initial patient or patient environment contact by all categories of health care providers.

Hand hygiene compliance rate after patient or patient environment contact: Number of times hand hygiene performed after patient or patient environment contact by all categories of health care providers. 

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Hand hygiene compliance rate before initial patient or patient environment contact : Number of observed hand hygiene indications for before initial patient or patient environment contact by all categories of health care providers.

Hand hygiene compliance rate after patient or patient environment contact: Number of observed hand hygiene indications for after patient or patient environment contact by all categories of health care providers. 

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- detailed
None
Data Source
Self-Reporting Initiative (SRI)
Data provided to HQO by
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)
Institution, Region, Time
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
Data are self-reported by hospitals.
Comments Detailed
This indicator was reported via QIP from 2013-2017 but as of 2017/18 this indicator has been retired from QIP.
 
TAGS
Sector
Acute Care/Hospital
Type
Process
Topic
Patient Safety and Never Events
Dimension
Safe
Source
Self-Reporting Initiative (SRI)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
11/11/2016 15:52:00