BioVigil in Ann Arbor, a provider of electronic hand hygiene technology solutions, now offers a way to visually display individual health care workers hand hygiene interactions at hospitals and medical centers.
The Action Replay feature uses animation to show a health provider’s hand washing compliance efforts and help identify where cross contamination may have occurred.
BioVigil uses room beacons connected to individual user badges to monitor when health care workers enter and exit a patient’s room, and when they perform hand hygiene.
The system collects many data points including time in room, time from room entry to hand hygiene, and number of hand hygiene opportunities. The Action Replay feature brings those data points to life by showing a longitudinal visual representation of each badge-wearer’s hand hygiene activity within the patient room(s).
“Action Replay was designed to be an intuitive and interactive way to present the data. It allows nurse managers to visually identify and coach their team around compliance or cross contamination to celebrate success or correct behaviors,” says Sanjay Gupta, president and CEO of BioVigil. “We expect to make Action Replay a standard feature of every BioVigil contract by the end of this month.”
Action Replay also can be used as a reference to assist in completing patient charts, and to identify where additional precautions may be needed to improve staff safety. The Action Replay feature is part of a complete electronic hand hygiene system including a room sensor, sink sensor, badge sensor and robust data suite.
The BioVigil system has helped numerous partners across the country improve hand hygiene behavior, reduce HAIs by up to 83 percent, achieve 97 percent hand hygiene compliance, and improve LeapFrog quality grades.
BioVigil also has the potential to be used in commercial food preparation, restaurants, and other settings. BioVigil is in talks with several other industries to discuss future applications.
