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Published on: June 7, 2017
Use of human-centric and participatory design for modifying a daily environmental cleaning checklist: a quality
Linda McKinley1, Julie Keating1,2, Sydney Hoel1,2
1William S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, Madison, WI, USA.
Abstract:
A major tenet of healthcare environmental cleaning focuses on high-touch surfaces (HTSs). HTSs have high rates of contamination, yet cleaning compliance remains low, particularly in patient-occupied rooms. This quality improvement study aimed to use human-centric and participatory design to modify an HTS cleaning checklist and conduct initial trial and evaluation.
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