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Hospitals get tough with hand-washing offenders

May 29th, 2013 | Author: | Category: health news

It’s so simple and effective against preventing illness yet healthcare workers continue to resist washing their hands. To get their doctors and nurses to tow the line and practice good hand-hygiene, hospitals are resorting to Big Brother-type approaches, The New York Times reports.

For example, Long Island’s North Shore University Hospital has installed motion sensors that trigger a video camera whenever someone enters an intensive care unit room so workers in India can check to make sure doctors and nurses are washing their hands, according to NYT.

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