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news.Sealed Air has launched VSS Vision Safety Solutions to improve hand hygiene compliance for health professionals by reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) .
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The VSS technology is a computer vision technology consisting of Rfid sensors and software programs that utilize complex algorithms to process and analyze the imagery.
The system detects non-compliant imagery and can transmit alerts that can be accessed by hospital staff members only.
Each health care worker wears an ID badge with an RFID tag that detects when they approach a sink or sanitizing station and monitors each hand washing event.
An additional detection device then records if soap or sanitizer is used and how long the hand washing event takes place.
VSS Vision Safety Solutions is currently in trial at several health care facilities in the US including the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview and Indiana University Health.
Diversey Americas Health Care Sales vice president Carolyn Cooke said providing employees with actionable information on a regular basis helps health care facilities improve their hand hygiene compliance rate which results in improved patient care.
"VSS Vision Safety Solutions is capable of providing an assessment of hand washing techniques, including water and soap use and the length of time spent washing," Cooke said.