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Have You Tested Your Facility Fire Alarms Lately?
Communication Company completes fire alarm and life safety systems inspections for acute healthcare facilities in accordance with NFPA and applicable sections of ACHC/HFAP (Chapter 13 Life Safety) Standards.
Empowering Nurses Through Interoperable Technology
The acute care environment represents a dynamic hub of activity, with nurses positioned at its epicenter. Nurses spend long hours managing patient care, coordinating resources across interdisciplinary teams, and providing support to patients’ family members.
Updated CDC Mask Guidelines
On February 25, the CDC released new mask recommendations for indoor spaces, relying now on community risk level rather than transmission rates for guidance. According to the new system, each U.S. county is assigned a risk level–high, medium, or low–depending on each county’s individual healthcare data, including COVID-related hospital admissions, bed usage and new cases.
The Threat of Hospital Violence: Keeping Patients and Staff Safe in the Midst of an Attack
While the Covid-19 pandemic has been at the forefront of hospital safety concerns, the threat of violence against healthcare workers and patients continues to be a valid concern.
How Remote Patient Monitoring Solutions Are Combating Worker Shortages in the Healthcare Industry
While the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the loss of jobs for a number of Americans, employers are now suffering from a lack of qualified candidates. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there are over 9.8 million open positions across the U.S. while only 8.7 million Americans are searching for jobs. Unlike typical employment cycles, the downturn brought about by the pandemic has affected both job seekers and employers in very unusual ways.
The Advantage of Thermal Imaging Solutions After Lockdown
One of the key technologies in Coronavirus detection is temperature scanning. The widespread dissemination of this technology allows elevated body temperature to be detected at the early stages of infection. The temperature scanning technology itself involves the use of thermal imaging cameras that can detect elevated temperatures from one to two meters away, allowing an easy non-contact solution to taking temperatures in particularly high-traffic areas.
Is Contact Tracing The Key to Opening Up The Country in The Midst of COVID-19?
Perhaps one of the most talked about methods of combating the novel coronavirus, contact tracing is gaining traction as a key component in the push to reopen the economy. Whether traditionally via public health officials contacting infected and potentially infected individuals or virtually via widespread smartphone technologies, there’s no question that contact tracing is critical in the identification and spread of Covid-19.