1. Is IC Solutions part of Walsh Integrated?

2. Why Walsh?

3. What differentiates Walsh?

4. How can I become a test facility or participate in this effort?

5. Does better hand hygiene really reduce infections?

6. Does data collection really improve compliance rates?

1. How is this part of Walsh Integrated?

Walsh IC solutions is a line of Infection Control Solutions developed by Walsh Integrated Inc. It benefits from Walsh's existing technology and customer service.

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2. Why Walsh?

Walsh has been developing customized handheld solutions for healthcare for the past 15 years. This experience has allowed us to forge strong relationships with all levels of staff and disciplines. We are therefore very well placed to work with the healthcare community to understand what are the managerial and operational issues that come into play when looking at improving IC programs. We have also supplemented that internal knowledge by engaging with third parties, professional associations and the public at large.

We believe that while infection prevention measures available today can be of value, there is a flagrant lack of technological customization to tackle the root problems of HAIs, namely, procedural breakdowns and sub par compliance. Our innovative approach is novel and has attracted a lot of attention.

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3. What differentiates Walsh?

Simply put, our approach, our technology, our commitment, and our track record in healthcare.

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4. How can I become a test facility or participate in this effort?

There are a number of ways that you can go about testing our solutions. For specific details, please contact us at info@walshintegrated.com or go to the GET INVOLVED page and fill in the form. We will get back to you shortly.

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5. Does better hand hygiene really reduce infections?

Since Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis demonstrated that hand hygiene dramatically reduced maternal mortality rates, the healthcare community has understood and recognized that hygiene in general and hand hygiene in particular is the largest vehicle of bacteria transmission in a facility setting. A number of studies, looking at multimodal and electronic monitoring of hand hygiene have outlined the significant decrease in infection rates as a result of improved hand hygiene compliance. You may refer to the following table for more information.

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6. Does data collection really improve compliance rates?

Although named a priority in healthcare facilities, over the past 20 years of studies, there is no evidence that compliance in hand hygiene has improved. conversely, infection rates have been steadily rising. Why is that? What makes it so difficult to get people to wash their hands according to a set of guidelines?

Numerous factors come into play, and in order to address the issue, it is important to understand what those factors are, and how they affect staff and patients. It is  important to increase accountability, through measurable and quantifiable means. What gets recorded, gets acted upon. We believe that better information makes for better training, better organizational structure, better reactive and proactive measures, and more responsibility.

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