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A method of monitoring hygiene compliance is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving first location information which tracks movement and handwashing information, determining whether a person who has entered a patient contact zone has washed her hands since her most recent exposure to

A method of monitoring hygiene compliance is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving first location information which tracks movement and handwashing information, determining whether a person who has entered a patient contact zone has washed her hands since her most recent exposure to a contamination zone, and updating compliance information for the person based upon the determining step.

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A method of monitoring hygiene compliance is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving first location information which tracks movement and handwashing information, determining whether a person who has entered a patient contact zone has washed her hands since her most recent exposure to

A method of monitoring hygiene compliance is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving first location information which tracks movement and handwashing information, determining whether a person who has entered a patient contact zone has washed her hands since her most recent exposure to a contamination zone, and updating compliance information for the person based upon the determining step. the respective receivers by the control computer; and(g) raising an alarm in the event the supervisory message from an object detected by more than one receiver is not detected within a detection interval which is the shortest used by said more than one receiver.13. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein each object is capable of transmitting but not receiving.14. A method as recited in claim 12 wherein each object is capable of transmitting but not receiving.15. A method as recited in claim 12 including randomly transmitting the supervisory messages from various objects.16. A method as recited in claim 15 including keeping track of the number of tags in a detection region of a receiver by determining an average number of supervisory messages over a predetermined time period.17. A method as recited in claim 15 including keeping track of the number of tags in a detection region of a receiver by maintaining a table of unique Ids of respective objects from Ids transmitted in the supervisory messages.18. A method as defined in claim 12 in which the objects are attachments to physical structures or living entities.19. A method as defined in claim 12 in which the objects are located on or adjacent the surface of the earth and in which the receiver is located in an earth satellite.20. A method as defined in claim 12 in which the objects are located in plural earth satellites, and in which the receiver is located on or adjacent the surface of the earth. 1997-232669, JP; 1997-311238, JP; 1998-008300, JP; 1998-026702, JP; 1998-059743, JP; A-63-70257, JP; 1998-153967, JP; A-63-175860, JP; 1998-279439, JP; 1998-284806, JP; 2000-35504, JP; WO98/050989, WO; WO99/035721, WO