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Disentangling quality and safety indicator data: a longitudinal, comparative study of hand hygiene compliance and accreditation outcomes in 96 Australian hospitals

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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by V Mumford, D Greenfield, A Hogden, D Debono, Elena GospodarevskayaElena Gospodarevskaya, K Forde, J Westbrook, J Braithwaite
The study aims are twofold. First, to investigate the suitability of hand hygiene as an indicator of accreditation outcomes and, second, to test the hypothesis that hospitals with better accreditation outcomes achieve higher hand hygiene compliance rates.

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Journal

BMJ Open

Volume

4

Issue

9

Pagination

1 - 9

Publisher

B M J Group

Location

London, United Kingdom

eISSN

2044-6055

Language

eng

Publication classification

C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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2014, B M J Group