ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Ecolab Inc. has entered into a strategic alliance with Proventix Systems
Inc. to use the nGage RFID (radio frequency identification) system to
automate hand hygiene compliance monitoring for healthcare customers.
The agreement with Proventix provides Ecolab customers with new options
for their hand hygiene compliance monitoring initiatives.
Through imbedding advanced RFID technology into tags worn with existing
healthcare identification badges, the Proventix nGage system encourages
hand hygiene compliance without workflow disruption. nGage monitors 100
percent of hand hygiene events to provide reliable hand hygiene
compliance data. The nGage system can also be used to support additional
work flow functionality, including asset tracking and staff location
assistance, to increase efficiencies and allow healthcare workers to
focus on delivering care.
The Proventix nGage system integrates with Ecolab's existing line of
products and dispensers. Together, Ecolab and Proventix are able to
provide an accurate and integrated hand hygiene compliance monitoring
program that provides infection prevention experts with real-time data
about hand hygiene compliance. The detailed, real-time reports help
tailor training and awareness programs and identify where specific
interventions are needed to help drive improvement.
"Our customers have been asking for an integrated solution that provides
a full range of hand hygiene products with a reliable way to monitor
compliance in real time," said Paul Chaffin, senior vice president and
general manager of Ecolab Healthcare North America. "We're excited that
we can now meet their needs."
Hand hygiene is recognized as one of the best ways to prevent the spread
of healthcare acquired infections (HAIs)1. Ecolab's products
and service teams, combined with the Proventix monitoring system,
address a number of barriers to improving hand hygiene compliance,
including: products that are effective, but gentle to the skin;
monitoring that does not interfere or add to a healthcare worker's daily
routine; and reporting that provides compliance data at the individual,
department and facility level.
With sales of $6 billion and more than 26,000 associates, Ecolab Inc.
(NYSE: ECL) is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety
and infection prevention products and services. Ecolab delivers
comprehensive programs and services to foodservice, food and beverage
processing, healthcare, and hospitality markets in more than 160
countries. More news and information is available at www.ecolab.com.
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1 www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dhqp/pdf/hicpac/infections_deaths.pdf
Ecolab Inc.
Jennifer Kirscher, 651-293-2846
Source: Ecolab Inc.
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