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How ‘Ghost Kitchens’ Use Health and Hygiene Technology to Deliver Meals Safely to Hotel Guests

Facing severe economic pressure due to COVID-19 restrictions on travel and restaurant capacity, businesses and entrepreneurs in the hospitality sector needed to think fast and big about how to stay financially viable. A company called Butler Hospitality seized upon this opportunity to develop a profitable way to bring the delectable creations of culinary professionals to …

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Healthcare provider wearing a Vitalacy SmartBand with Dispenser and Beacon technology in a hospital room.

Five Quality Indicators to Consider in an Automated Hand Hygiene Compliance Solution

When evaluating the many automated hand hygiene compliance monitoring solutions on the market, it’s easy to get bogged down in technical details. To gain the best return for your initial investment in one of these solutions, I suggest focusing on five telling indicators of solution quality: accuracy, adaptability, ease of use, measurability, and versatility. 1. …

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A healthcare worker wearing a wristband approaches an automated hand sanitizer dispenser next to a digital display showing hand hygiene compliance metrics.

Four COVID-19 Precautions Against Infections That Are Likely Here to Stay

If there’s any silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s that hospitals and long-term care facilities now have precautions in place that can lead to lower morbidity and mortality from healthcare-acquired infections in the future. COVID-19 has improved awareness of how diligent attention to hand hygiene, mask wearing, physical distancing, and other safeguards can reduce …

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COVID-19 Raises Stakes for HAI Prevention, Hand Hygiene in Hospitals

Recent data published by two respected scientific journals show a link between COVID-19 and higher rates of nosocomial infections, also referred to as healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), and demonstrate the importance of hand hygiene compliance in infection prevention. According to an American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC, 2020) commentary titled “Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on hospital acquired …

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Illustration of a patient in bed being monitored by an overhead optical sensor for fall prevention.

Vitalacy Fall Alert Solution Ready for Beta Testing; Apply to Become a Partner!

Fall prevention is a vexing problem for virtually all hospitals and long-term care facilities. The high number and cost of patient falls is well-documented, as are the risks falls pose to your organization’s reputation. Current solutions, such as virtual or in-person sitters, are costly and often don’t work well (Greeley, et al.,2020). Bed alarms produce …

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Partial portrait of a female speaker alongside webinar details about nurses caring for patients in underserved communities during COVID-19.

WEBINARS: Clear and Useful SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) Information for Health Care Professionals

The SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has created a challenge around providing clear and useful information for nurses and other health care professionals.  I thought I could contribute to our field by producing several short, easily ‘digestible’ webinars covering topics which nurses (and others) would find helpful and do not duplicate other educational efforts. I was fortunate …

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FuelCycle Employee Wearing Vitalacy SmartBand

Enterprise Safety Technology Helps LA Businesses Reopen Safely

SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Fuel Cycle, Inc., a technology leader in market research and experience management, is the first business in Los Angeles to reopen with Vitalacy’s workplace safety technology. Fuel Cycle Human Resources Director, Yami Rodriguez was searching for a way to keep staff safe while offices slowly reopened. “We needed …

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Frank Romano, President of RKM Group Management Group, speaking with a blue background and a quote beside him.

Facing the Challenges of COVID-19 in the Post-Acute Care Setting: An Interview with Frank Romano

A fierce advocate for the senior care industry and its residents and employees, Frank Romano is tackling challenges facing the post-acute care environment to the best of his ability. As a combat veteran looking to start his own business after serving in Vietnam, Frank Romano opened his first skilled nursing facility in 1972 in Tewksbury, …

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