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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

Pagination

1-9

Location

London, United Kingdom

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Open access

  • Yes

eISSN

2044-6055

Language

eng

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

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2014, BMJ Group

Issue

9

Publisher

B M J Group

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    111708 Health and Community Services929999 Health not elsewhere classifiedPopulation Health

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