Hand Hygiene Compliance
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality & Safety Commission: Hand Hygiene New Zealand
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Setting-Specific Domain
Infection and Sepsis
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of opportunities for hand hygiene taken according to the World Health Organisation's '5 Moments for Hand Hygiene'.
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By public/private, national, district, region, moment of care, department, worker.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Hand hygiene national compliance data
Frequency of Data Collection
Three times yearly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
120
Reporting Methods
Online quality and safety marker (QSM) dashboard
Reporting Frequency
Three times yearly
Reporting Frequency in Days
120
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Infection and Sepsis
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 10 June 2026