Hand hygiene compliance monitoring

A hygiene compliance dispenser module for a dispenser having a dispenser activator that supplies an activation signal to an electrical interface when activated to dispense chemical product, the hygiene compliance dispenser module comprising:

• a wireless module card having a connector, said connector adapted to be coupled to the electrical interface in the dispenser, so as to be electrically coupled to the dispenser activator;
• a wireless module processor disposed on said wireless module card and coupled to said connector, wherein when said connector is coupled to the electrical interface in the dispenser, said wireless module processor enables hygiene compliance monitoring in a hygiene compliance system, such that said wireless module processor is configured to detect the activation signal from the activator as dispense event data;
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• a wireless module transmitter coupled to said wireless module processor;
• wherein when the activator of the dispenser is activated, said wireless module transmitter is configured to communicate said dispense event data to a hygiene data collection module that is configured to receive dispense event data from a plurality of dispensers and to be in communication with a computing device configured to gather the dispense event data.

A hygiene compliance dispenser module for a dispenser having a dispenser activator that supplies an activation signal to a connection interface when activated to dispense chemical product, the hygiene compliance dispenser module comprising:

• a wireless module card having a connector, said connector adapted to be coupled to the connection interface in the dispenser, so as to be communicatively coupled to the dispenser activator;
• a wireless module processor disposed on said wireless module card and coupled to said connector, wherein when said connector is coupled to the connection interface in the dispenser, said wireless module processor enables hygiene compliance monitoring in a hygiene compliance system, such that said wireless module processor is configured to detect the activation signal from the activator as dispense event data;
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• a wireless module transmitter and receiver coupled to said wireless module processor, said receiver configured to wirelessly receive an operation command to adjust functioning of the hygiene compliance dispenser module;
• wherein when the dispenser activator is activated, said wireless module processor transmits said dispense event data via said wireless module transmitter to a hygiene data collection module that is configured to receive dispense event data from a plurality of dispensers and to be in communication with a computing device configured to gather the dispense event data

A method of enabling hygiene compliance monitoring at a hand hygiene dispenser comprising:

• providing a dispenser having an electrical interface having an activation terminal that is electrically coupled to a dispenser activator;
• providing a hygiene compliance dispenser module having a wireless module card with a connector that is electrically coupled to a wireless module processor;
• coupling said connector of said wireless module card to the electrical interface, such that said activation terminal is electrically coupled to said wireless module processor, whereupon said hygiene compliance dispenser module enables hygiene compliance monitoring activities in a hygiene compliance system;
• providing an identification tag that wirelessly transmits an identification signal including identification information to said hygiene compliance dispenser module;
• monitoring said activation terminal at said module controller;
• dispensing chemical product from said dispenser;
• detecting an activation signal on said activation terminal at said wireless module processor as dispense event data;
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• associating said identification information with said dispense event data.

A system for monitoring hand hygiene compliance comprising:

• a plurality of uniquely identified hand hygiene product dispensers, each associated with an area of concern within a facility, and each including:
• a dispenser mechanism for dispensing a hand hygiene chemical product;
• a dispenser module that is configured to detect a dispense event and to transmit an interrogation signal for inducing an identification signal from a compliance badge;
• a battery;
• a connector that is electrically coupled the dispenser module to the battery such that the dispenser module receives power;
• a plurality of uniquely identified compliance badges, each of that configured to receive the interrogation signal and to generate the identification signal including identification information;
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• a hygiene data collector configured to wirelessly receive the identification information generated by the compliance badge and the dispense event data associated with the detected dispense event.