Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series.
Kirkland KB, Homa KA, Lasky RA, et al. Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(12):1019-26. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000800.
This study describes multiple hospital-wide interventions over a 3-year period that led to dramatic, sustained improvements in hand hygiene rates and reduced health care–associated infections.