System and method for improving compliance with one or more protocols including hand hygiene and personal protective equipment protocols

A mobile wearable electronic device comprising:

• at least one mechanical structure configured for attachment onto at least a part of a body of a person;
• communication functionality configured to wirelessly communicate with a stationary controller, the stationary controller configured to be associated with an area, the area being assigned one or more specific personal protection equipment (PPE) protocols, the one or more specific PPE protocols comprising one or more specific PPE movements;
• one or more motion sensors configured to generate sensor data indicative of movement of the person;
• and
• a controller in the mechanical structure and in communication with the communication functionality and the one or more motion sensors, the controller configured to:
• communicate with the stationary controller in order to identify a PPE event;
• responsive to the PPE event being identified:
• monitor the movement of the person by storing the sensor data generated by the one or more motion sensors;
• access the one or more specific PPE movements for the one or more specific PPE protocols assigned to the area;
• and
• determine, based on the one or more specific PPE movements and the stored sensor data, at least one of compliance or non-compliance of the movement of the person with regard to the PPE event.

A mobile wearable electronic device comprising:

• at least one mechanical structure configured for attachment onto at least a part of a body of a person;
• communication functionality configured to communicate with a stationary controller, the stationary controller configured to be associated with a patient area;
• one or more motion sensors configured to generate sensor data indicative of hand movement of the person;
• and
• a controller in the mechanical structure and in communication with the communication functionality and the one or more motion sensors, the controller configured to:
• responsive to communication with the stationary controller, store sensor data generated by the one or more motion sensors in order to determine compliance or non-compliance of the hand movement of the person with regard to a personal protective equipment (PPE) event;
• and
• cause the stored sensor data to be transmitted for determination by an electronic device, other than the mobile wearable electronic device, of compliance with regard to the PPE event.