by Shane Henson — July 8, 2011—Ecolab Inc., a provider of cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection prevention products and services, has entered into an alliance with Proventix Systems Inc. to use Proventix’s nGage RFID (radio frequency identification) system to automate hand hygiene compliance monitoring for healthcare customers. The agreement with Proventix, a company dedicated to eliminating the spread of infections in healthcare, was created to provide 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.
