Chief Healthcare Executive September 20, 2024
Safety advocates say proper hand washing is a key to preventing infections, and health systems are doing better, according to a new report from The Leapfrog Group.
In looking at ways to improve patient safety, sometimes the most basic steps make all the difference.
Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, has pointed to one seemingly obvious step as a persistent problem in protecting patients. She has preached the importance of ensuring caregivers are thoroughly washing hands.
In a 2022 interview with Chief Healthcare Executive®, Binder implored hospital and health system leaders to pay more attention to proper hand hygiene. And she acknowledged that may not be as compelling to healthcare leaders as a breakthrough in genomics.
“Washing...
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