Optimizing Hand Hygiene Compliance.

Although hand hygiene is considered a fundamental defense against infection spread, maintaining high, consistent compliance remains an ongoing challenge. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic placed hand hygiene in the spotlight, initially high compliance levels dropped, facilitating the spread of multidrug-resistant pathogen transmission in some settings. This article details the various methodologies for monitoring hand hygiene with diverse solutions for feedback. Ultimately, infection preventionists and hospital epidemiologists must consider what will be most effective for their facility when determining how to optimize hand hygiene based on the capabilities, opportunities, and motivations of their staff.