Sustained Improvement in Hand Hygiene Compliance Using a Decentralized, Technology-Based Approach
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1324. Sustained Improvement in Hand Hygiene Compliance Using a Decentralized, Technology-Based Approach Emily Landon, MD; Gretchen Pacholek, RN; Demetria Runjo, MPH; Sylvia GarciaHouchins, RN, MBA, CIC, FSHEA; Jessica P. Ridgway, MD, MS; Stephen G. Weber, MD, MS; Vera Chu, MS; Rachel Marrs, MSN, RN, CIC and Allison H. Bartlett, MD, MS; Infectious Diseases and Global Health, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, University of Chicago, Atlanta, Georgia, Infection Control Program, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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