Big brother is washing...Video surveillance for hand hygiene adherence, through the lenses of efficacy and privacy

Editorial

Tara N Palmore et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2012.

. 2012 Jan 1;54(1):8-9.

doi: 10.1093/cid/cir781. Epub 2011 Nov 21.

No abstract available

Comment on

Using high-technology to enforce low-technology safety measures: the use of third-party remote video auditing and real-time feedback in healthcare.
Armellino D, Hussain E, Schilling ME, Senicola W, Eichorn A, Dlugacz Y, Farber BF. Armellino D, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jan 1;54(1):1-7. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir773. Epub 2011 Nov 21. Clin Infect Dis. 2012. PMID: 22109950

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