Overview

CenTrak’s Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring uses clinical-grade real-time location system (RTLS) tags and dedicated hand-hygiene sensors to automatically detect hand hygiene opportunities, capture dispenser activations, and report compliance at hospital, department, role, and individual levels. The system removes manual audit bias, produces continuous, objective data, supports infection-prevention workflows, and helps facilities reduce HAIs and associated costs.

Features and Capabilities

• Automatic event capture: The RTLS identifies hand-hygiene opportunities (enter/exit patient zones) and logs dispenser activations without manual observation, providing continuous, unbiased data.
• Clinical-grade locating: Accurate positioning determines whether a staff badge was in proximity to a dispenser or patient room, enabling precise compliance attribution.
• Specialized sensors: Battery-powered drip-tray and dispenser sensors detect activations from various pump and dispenser models, adaptable to facility hardware.
• Granular reporting: Compliance dashboards and reports can be filtered by hospital, unit, role, shift, or individual clinician to support auditing and targeted improvements.
• Workflow integration: Designed to work with Infection Prevention teams and clinical leadership to align monitoring to facility hand-hygiene protocols and to hardwire best practices into workflows.
• Actionable insights & analytics: Trend analysis, opportunity heatmaps, and alerts surface problem areas and measure intervention effectiveness over time.
• Scalability & platform integration: Built on CenTrak’s RTLS platform to scale across units and integrate with existing hospital systems and operational dashboards.
• HAI reduction & ROI: Deployed programs report significant HAI reductions and measurable cost savings by reducing infection rates and improving compliance.
• Privacy & auditability: Event logging supports audit trails suitable for compliance reviews while enabling role-based access to sensitive data.
• Clinical support & services: Implementation supported by clinician advisors to tailor sensor placement, rulesets, and training to clinical workflows.