Hospitals Tracking COVID-19 With Sensors On Employee Badges

If a patient or staffer is diagnosed with the virus, the sensor system can pull up a map that shows who might have been in close proximity


Some hospitals are using sensors on staff badges to track potential exposure to COVID-19 inside their facilities, according to an article on the CNBC website.

If a patient or staffer is diagnosed with the virus, the sensor system can pull up a map that shows  who might have been in close proximity. 

One of the first hospitals to use the system was Edward-Elmhurst Health in Illinois.  

About 3,600 hospital workers at Edward-Elmhurst were equipped with the badge, including doctors, nurses and environmental service staff.

For Methodist Hospital of Southern California using the system is not just about keeping staff safe. Methodist is also working to reassure patients about coming back in.

Beyond infection control, location-based technology is used to tracking staff  locations and movement to maintain a safer environment for staff,  according to a blog on the Healthcare Facilities Today site.

Read the full CNBC article.

 

 



August 13, 2020


Topic Area: Infection Control


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