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Using a Human Factors Engineering Approach to Improve Patient Room Cleaning and Disinfection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2016

Clare Rock ,
Sara E. Cosgrove ,
Sara C. Keller ,
Heather Enos-Graves ,
Jennifer Andonian ,
Lisa L. Maragakis ,
Ayse P. Gurses ,
Anping Xie  and
for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program
Clare Rock*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Sara E. Cosgrove
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Sara C. Keller
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Heather Enos-Graves
Affiliation:
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Jennifer Andonian
Affiliation:
Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Lisa L. Maragakis
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Ayse P. Gurses
Affiliation:
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Malone Center for Engineering in Health Care, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Civil Engineering, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Anping Xie
Affiliation:
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
*
Address correspondence to Clare Rock, MD, MS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, 600 N Wolfe St, Halsted 831, Baltimore, MD 21287 (Clare.Rock@jhmi.edu).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 37 , Issue 12 , December 2016 , pp. 1502 - 1506
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