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Does your staff know precisely when and how they're supposed to be washing their hands? Ask around and the answer might surprise you. Here at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, we came up with a new teaching method that would both educate employees about their handwashing duties and confirm their competency in this task. We call this process "Hand Hygiene Certification."
