Hand-hygiene-compliance-before-after-patient-contact

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.

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 (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Total number of times that hand hygiene was performed before initial patient or patient environment contact (or after patient or patient environment contact) during the reporting period

Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Total number of observed hand hygiene indications for before initial patient or patient environment contact (or after patient or patient environment contact)

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized

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 Summary

This indicator was reported via QIP from 2013-2017 but as of 2017/18 this indicator has been retired from QIP.