They are still wringing their hands and not washing them

In Maryland hospitals will use $100,000 in stimulus money to write a report on handwashing.  The monitors will contribute to a systemwide report on hand-washing, using $100,000 in federal stimulus money. Staff will be secretly monitoring – there are no penalties.  Rather, the idea is to gather information about which hospital staffs need to do a better job and raise awareness about the importance of keeping hands clean while dealing with patients.

I want penalties – what about you?  I am off to a CT Healthcare Acquired Infection meeting – we are just beginning to make progress but very little transparency to date.