DRG Forum 2021 – Hygiene Management with B. Braun

Written By

Tobias Gebhardt

Tobias Gebhardt

Published On

Mar 18, 2021

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  • Events
  • Hygiene
  • Partnerships
DRG Forum 2021 – Hygiene Management with B. Braun

The DRG Forum (March 18-19, 2021) is the leading clinical congress for hospital managers and healthcare decision-makers. This year, the topic of “hygiene” is more than ever at the center of discussions.

Infection Protection Act (IfSG)

The IfSG §23 Para. 3 clearly defines hygiene as a leadership responsibility:

“The leaders of healthcare facilities must ensure that measures required according to the current state of medical science are taken to prevent nosocomial infections and avoid the spread of pathogens, particularly those with resistances.”

KRINKO Recommendations

The Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) at the Robert Koch Institute recommends:

“To make deficits in hand disinfection compliance or changes in it visible, the establishment of measurement systems is essential.”

Burden of Proof Reversal

Attorney Dr. Tobias Weimer explains the legal significance of digital solutions:

“In the case of burden of proof reversal, it is necessary for the hospital and staff to be able to provide data on hygiene behavior. This should be collected as objectively and automatically as possible. The monitoring of hand disinfection behavior, as offered by NosoEx, is a very good approach for secondary evidence.”

Economic Aspects

COVID-19 Impact

The pandemic has made clear the economic significance of hygiene and infection prevention.

Customer Experience

The Elblandkliniken report:

“Especially in hospitals, compliance with hygiene standards is also essential from an economic perspective. The costs of nosocomial infections and the resulting extended hospital stays are significant. Digital monitoring helps us identify optimization potential and implement targeted measures.”

Partnership with B. Braun

”Hygiene is a Team Sport”

The collaboration with the global medical technology and pharmaceutical company B. Braun creates important synergies:

  1. B. Braun’s Contribution

    • Desinfektionsmittel
    • Spender-Systeme
    • Globale Expertise

  2. NosoEx Integration

    • Flexible Sensorik
    • Smart Monitoring
    • Digitale Dokumentation

This partnership illustrates our approach: Effective hygiene management requires both first-class products and innovative digital solutions for monitoring and documentation.