Hundreds of years ago when diseases broke out, such as the Black Plague, people had no clue why those around them were getting sick and dying. In these times, all people could fathom was that it was God’s will and that there wasn’t much to be done. However, they did know that being around sick people increased the chance that you would get sick, which was probably gleaned from observation.

They also had some indication that the general filth that surrounded them — sewage in the streets, no running water that was most likely foul, dung, garbage, and animal carcasses floated in rivers and streams, and fleas, rats, and mice were everywhere. This led to the well-to-do who had other homes in the country to flee the cities when disease broke out. However, the poor were stuck, leaving it to fate to determine if they live or died.

Fast-forward to the 21st century where, after centuries more of research into germs and the spread of disease, we understand how disease spreads, and we understand how to reduce the risk drastically that it does so.

Symtech Solutions has been investing in communication and life-saving technology and applications since 1982 to help healthcare providers reduce the spread of diseases. We do this through our communication systems, which save providers time, effort, and energy so that they can focus on curing those who are ill.

One way that diseases spread is by those who do not know they are sick or who harbor the disease after being exposed to it and then they are around other people. Now, we can track those who have been exposed to the disease when they enter hospitals or assisted living facilities through RTLS technology and stop the disease from spreading by informing those who have been exposed and asking them to self-quarantine.

THE BENEFITS OF AUTOMATED CONTACT TRACING

Anytime you introduce automation into your processes, you will see improvements in time and efficiencies. Symtech Solutions has partnered with Patient VISion™ to offer automated contact tracing. RTLS contact tracing eliminates the need to manually have to review records and files to see who was exposed to an infectious disease. Before, trying to track down people who had been exposed involved contacting those who were on shift, trying to remember visitors, and then with some guess work and human error, trying to make notifications. This process often took days, allowing those who had been exposed to mix and mingle with others, only exacerbating the problem.

With automated contact tracing, those who were in a room with a patient are automatically logged. You can pull up and gather the list in minutes, contact everyone, and contain the exposure in literally minutes rather than days. If you think of this in terms of infectious diseases, you could literally save countless lives with this technology. Guesswork and human error are eliminated and privacy is maintained.

Another benefit of automated contact tracing is that you can gather data over time and look for trends. This is important in cases of pandemics so that you can perhaps adjust your policies, such as not allowing visitors if a large amount of transmissions are occurring in your healthcare facility.

Safety and security are improved with automated contact tracing. Doors can be automatically locked so that people cannot come in when a patient has been found to be infected and those in contact with the patient cannot leave. You can think of data as knowledge, and the more knowledge you have, the more power to have to learn from that knowledge, pivot when necessary, and adjust. Healthcare facilities nationwide can now learn more about how diseases spread as well and how to safely and effectively manage exposure control in their facilities.

CHOOSE SYMTECH SOLUTIONS TODAY FOR ALL YOUR AUTOMATED CONTACT TRACING NEEDS

Controlling exposure of an infectious disease is crucial to stopping its spread. Quarantine is a very effective means to ensure those who have been exposed don’t pass it to others. With automated contact tracing, healthcare providers can be 100% sure who needs to quarantine and who doesn’t. This new technology is becoming more popular and one day will be in every major healthcare facility.

Symtech Solutions offers the best in communication and life-saving technology for healthcare facilities. In addition to offering RTLS technology for tracing people and equipment in healthcare facilities, we also offer our digital whiteboards that make communication easy for healthcare providers to convey information about patients between all of the various caregivers. The patient can easily see the whiteboard as well. We also offer intelligent patient TV, public address and voice paging, wearable panic buttons, nurse call systems, and more.

Symtech Solutions takes care of our customers. We offer 24/7 help with the systems that you purchase from us. We understand what a vital role they play in the safety and security of your patients and your staff. Thus, we have a team of highly trained, system-certified technicians who will come to your location, troubleshoot, and get you back to operation. We partner with some of the most reputable companies so that our systems are reliable and trustworthy. We install and maintain our systems, as well as help you with systems integration. In essence, we’ll do whatever it takes to ensure your healthcare facility’s success with our systems.

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