Healthcare IT Today February 8, 2021
A new survey by SwipeSense has found that patients are worried about hospital safety and are happy to see facilities using contact tracking technology. It also points to a larger problem – hospitals’ failure to communicate to patients about safety – which still deserves attention.
With the pandemic underscoring patients’ vulnerabilities, 73% of those responding to the survey from vendor SwipeSense reported feeling concerned or extremely concerned about hospital safety, a 46% increase in their concern levels since the pandemic’s onset.
At present, many hospitals still use manual methods of contact tracing when dealing with COVID-19 and other outbreaks of disease. These methods can be time-consuming, may be unreliable and may leave staffers and patients at risk despite their best...
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