Hyginex Commits to Eliminating Hand Hygiene Related HAIs by 2020 at IHI Annual National Forum

LOS ANGELES - Dec. 9, 2013 - PRLog -- Hyginex reaffirms its commitment to patient safety at the IHI 25th Annual National Forum by helping healthcare practitioners eliminate hand hygiene related hospital acquired infections (HAIs) by 2020. Hyginex has created a smart wristband that helps busy healthcare workers remember to perform hand hygiene and creates a safer environment for patients. Good hand hygiene has been shown to reduce hospital acquired infections that lead to nearly 100,000 deaths annually.

The Hyginex team including CEO Shiva Swami, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeannie Chen, MD and VP of Business Development James Hoch will be at Booth 1203 to answer questions about how Hyginex helps improve hand hygiene compliance. The team can also provide product demonstrations upon request and schedule on-site consultations.

The Hyginex Solution provides accurate data to hospitals on staff hand hygiene compliance and even quality of hand hygiene events. Another valuable element of the Hyginex system is real-time reminders that assist healthcare workers to provide the best patient care possible.

Through promoting proper hand hygiene procedures, Hyginex plans to join with healthcare facilities and eliminate HAIs related to hand hygiene by 2020.

Hyginex, Inc.

Hyginex, Inc. is a revolutionary hand hygiene improvement technology focused on drastically reducing rates of hospital acquired infections that cause nearly 100,000 deaths annually in the U.S. The Hyginex solution is the only electronic hand hygiene monitoring technology that registers the quality and duration of individuals’ hand hygiene events and eliminates false positives. Based on patent pending Israeli technology and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Hyginex is a proven solution that is the most effective and accurate system in the hand hygiene monitoring space.