As we enter the peak of Influenza and COVID-19 vaccine season, so does the importance to ensure the safe transport, delivery and storage of these critical preventative medications. It’s the time of year when all of us are thinking about protecting ourselves and our most vulnerable from the potential risks of infection from flu and COVID-19 variants.

If you have wondered what the value of RTLS real-time and historical reports are when you already have access to some of this information through your existing nurse call system, then you are not alone.

On average, 57 nurses are assaulted every day in the U.S. That's two nurses attacked every hour, according to a Press Ganey analysis using data from 2022. Press Ganey's National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators revealed that in the 3-month period from April to June, an equivalent of 5,217 assaults occurred at the 483 included facilities.

When business is moving at a rapid pace and your bottom line is bursting, it can be easy to get caught up in the excitement of acceleration and lose track of more mundane–but still critical–tasks such as inventory management.

The National Institute of Mental Health has reported that rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse and other stress-related symptoms have increased significantly during the pandemic. As a result, our healthcare workers are experiencing stress in unprecedented ways as they manage and care for patients during the third year of the pandemic.

As we continue to see the stress on medical facilities, the need for behavioral health care services is also on the rise. Reports of people with symptoms of anxiety, depression, started or increased substance use, and stress-related symptoms, have almost doubled compared to prior to the pandemic.

Limiting the spread of infectious disease continues to be one of the greatest challenges in a hospital, clinic, and senior living facility. In settings where residents, patients, and staff come in contact with others, minimizing the spread of COVID-19, along with variants of COVID-19, continues to be a significant focus for everyone worldwide.

Each year, there are numerous technological investments large organizations make in the name of improving the bottom line and growing the business. How does an investment in Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) help achieve this goal?

If your staff members frequently find themselves running out of certain assets or pieces of equipment they need, having a PAR level system creates a newfound advantage.