The healthcare system is in the eye of the COVID-19 storm, generating massive amounts of data and patient information that could be used on a wider scale for research and analysis to better understand the virus, its spread, and treatment. The problem is there isn’t enough interoperability across the healthcare system to make it work, […]
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We know nursing homes are a hotbed for disease for numerous reasons. One is viral shed – impaired individuals likely shed more virus. They are typically in confined areas meaning the viral load is greater for the exposed people. The combination of large shed and load means the body has a larger chance of having […]
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As if pregnancy isn’t hard enough, now expecting mothers also have to deal with COVID-19. It’s not that they are necessarily at higher risk than others – data is largely unavailable still to determine the impact of the virus on pregnancies. But, the lack of data suggests pregnant women are taking extra precautions to avoid […]
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As the end of summer draws near and schools across much of the country prepare to re-open and bring students back to campuses and buildings, safety has to be the #1 priority. Without adopting the right technologies and policies, there is no chance of providing a safe environment. In fact, schools in some parts of […]
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From the beginning of this pandemic, people have debated the effectiveness of face masks. Regardless of whom you choose to believe, common sense dictates that all masks have some degree of effectiveness, but that it varies with the type of mask. Some are N95 rated, others are homemade versions using whatever material available. Some have […]
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There’s been a lot of discussion about contact tracing as a means of reducing the spread of COVID-19 as schools look to re-open campuses for the fall semester. Quite simply, if you’ve got tens of thousands of students living on a campus, even if they follow safety protocols, the odds that nobody will contract the […]
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The biggest challenge with getting people back to work is understanding how to do it safely. There are countless solutions for monitoring distancing and tracking surface cleaning, not to mention myriad self-assessment apps. But the best way to make sure a workplace is safe is through testing. It’s the only way to know for certain […]
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How do we keep our employees, customers, guests, students, and residents safe? That’s the question every company executive, school system superintendent, nursing home director – really anyone in charge of a business or facility – is asking these days. We want people to be able to get back their normal activities. Even though there will […]
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Nobody likes wearing a mask. If anyone tells you they do, they’re not being honest. They may have gotten used to it, but that’s not the same as liking it. But, masks are going to be part of our lives for the foreseeable future as we continue to deal with COVID-19 while trying to continue […]
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Any time you go to a grocery store today, you’re likely to see people managing COVID-19 risk in varying degrees. Hopefully, they are all wearing masks. But, some are also wearing gloves in an effort to avoid surface contact exposure. With evidence suggesting fomite transmission is possible for as long as a few days, depending […]
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The past four-plus months have been anything but stress-free. People have been either working in potentially hazardous environments where they could be exposed to COVID-19, or they have been adjusting to working from home (often without the technology to do it effectively), or are have been laid off or furloughed (or or worried about it). […]
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Data Intelligence company Collibra announced a free, public COVID-19 data catalog that brings together publicly-available data sets, business glossaries, reference data and the public workbook provided by Tableau’s COVID-19 Data Hub. The resource brings together a wealth of high-quality data from which epidemiologists, researchers, data scientists and analysts who work for hospitals, healthcare and pharmaceutical […]
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Let’s understand something: COVID-19 isn’t just going away miraculously next week, or next month, maybe not even next year. Just today, the largest tech conference in the U.S. announced it is going virtual with its January 2021 edition. Of course, it’s not really easy to devise a way to ensure distancing and other protocols are […]
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The baseball season isn’t even a week old, and already two games have been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests. So now, with NFL teams set to open training camps tomorrow, there’s likely to be an ever bigger motivation to ensure player safety as they start preparing for the upcoming season. So, what are the […]
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Relay makes amazing walkie-talkie like devices. They are small. About the size of a large York Mint. They have pretty-good battery life and allow audio communications using the cellular network. We have tried the devices and were impressed with them. You can set up groups that include a smartphone app. When someone sends a message, […]
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For all its negatives, the COVID-19 has driven tech innovation. Countless companies have developed new products or have adapted existing ones specifically to help companies and individuals better manage during the crisis. From healthcare tech to workplace safety and virtual fan noise in stadiums, the tech sector is innovating at a rapid pace to solve […]
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Testing, and more testing – that’s what it’s coming down to. As the number of cases continues to climb in the U.S. and is about to reach the 4 million mark, clearly re-opening policies aren’t working and too many people are simply ignoring health protocols. The only answer is to continue to ramp up testing […]
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In a recent release, Maven Wave, an Atos company, announced that it has deployed telehealth services that support HIPAA compliance through integration between the Google Meet video chat platform and the Epic electronic medical records software. Due to the soaring demand for secure telehealth services amid COVID-19, Maven Wave reportedly designed this secure integration for […]
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One of the major challenges that has plagued the U.S. in the fight against COVID-19 has been testing – specifically, access to and availability of test kits. While there are some who believe that if we don’t test, we won’t have any cases, the fact is that the more accurate information we have, the better […]
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While millions of people continue to work from home, millions more are out in their workplaces. In many cases, those workplaces and jobs include close interactions that aren’t conducive to distancing. Healthcare workers, retail, nursing homes and assisted living facilities, transportation centers, corporate campuses and buildings, and many more places make distancing difficult at times. […]
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