Don't Let Mobile Computers Mobilize Germs, Too

Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:49:18 +0000

In hospitals and long-term care facilities, doctors and nurses travel between rooms with mobile computers while they make their rounds. These computers are an essential part of their job, where they can track patient records, vitals and other important information. As healthcare employees encounter different patients or pass devices between users, bacteria and germs continuously build up on the device.

Did you know that particles and pathogens can live on a device for up to 72 hours? In that time, a doctor might visit hundreds of patients—that’s a lot of potential for germs to spread. If a device is placed in a PowerUp UVC Charging Cart throughout the day, you can minimize this spread of potentially dangerous germs, keeping employees, patients and visitors safer.

Mobile Computers Can Spread Germs

A study by the Florida Department of Health revealed that a fungus was spread around a COVID unit in a hospital. Over half of the patients inside the unit were impacted by this fungus, and some even became infected. While tracing the fungus’ path, researchers discovered that the spread may have been caused by healthcare providers themselves. According to the study, they could have been carrying the germs on “…mobile computers and equipment that had been insufficiently cleaned.”

If the hospital had properly cleaned and sanitized their mobile computers and other devices, perhaps the fungus would not have spread and patients would not have become infected. In order to keep everyone healthy and prevent further incidents like this one, it’s crucial that hospitals and long-term care facilities invest in sanitizing solutions.

PowerUp UVC Charging Carts Reduce Transmission

The PowerUp UVC Charging Cart destroys bacteria at the molecular level. In as little as 5 minutes, devices are disinfected by the power of UVC light, a technology that has been utilized in hospitals and labs for decades. Each cart is equipped to handle mobile computers, as well as phones, tablets, keyboards, radios, tools and equipment. Plus, the cart will charge devices while they remain plugged in, so that when you’re ready for them, your device is powered up, sanitized and ready to go!

Designed to fit dozens of devices at once, these carts can be added to any convenient or high-traffic location. Installing a cart in an accessible spot for doctors, nurses and other employees allows them to sanitize their mobile computers. You can also place one in the lobby to ensure that patient and visitor belongings are sanitized before they enter or exit the building. Or, add a cart to the break room to keep employees’ personal devices secure.

Let’s Stop the Spread Together

As we make efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, we also need to keep in mind the potential of other viruses, bacteria and germs. Along with proper hand washing, mask wearing, social distancing and other important safety measures, device sanitizing is an important step towards limiting the transmission of illness-causing pathogens.

If you have any questions about our device sanitizing and charging solutions, contact us today! We can help you find a product that suits your unique needs and keeps everyone a safer.

Healthcare: Improving Patient Experience and Satisfaction Scores

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:50:40 +0000

As healthcare reform progresses, patient experience and patient satisfaction scores will play an increasingly more important role in reimbursements. Now more than ever, it’s crucial that hospitals put the patient first. Service-Excellence Approach Offering the best patient experience is so much more than clinical care—excellent treatment simply isn’t enough in today’s competitive environment. By creating a long-term business strategy around a “ service-excellence approach,” patient experience will improve. Some of the most important factors for patient experience are respect, good communication, happy employees, and comfort. The “soft stuff” matters to patients and will definitely be used to gauge their quality of care. For example, while families and friends are in the waiting rooms, staff could come by and nicely ask if they need anything. It’s little experiences such as this that all add up to create a higher level of satisfaction. Comfort and Connectivity While waiting room times can be long, it’s important to keep patients and loved ones as comfortable as possible. Are the chairs comfortable? Is there a beverage station? Are there magazines and other reading materials? What about Wi-Fi? And perhaps most importantly… is there a way for people to charge their phones? In today’s connected world, people need constant access to their mobile devices. Even if there’s an ample amount of outlets in the waiting room, patients and their loved ones don’t always have their charging cords with them, particularly in an emergency waiting room. A mobile device is their only connection to the outside world—its how they keep friends, relatives, and loved ones up-to-date on the status of the patient, it’s how they keep their mind from going into overdrive; it’s how they stay connected. In order to keep patients and their loved ones connected, hospitals looking to increase their patient satisfaction scores can turn to charging stations. A charging station not only provides a way to charge multiple types of devices at once, but also a way to bring people together. They connect people with loved ones at home, as well as connecting people going through the shared experience of the uncertainty of a hospital visit. Gathering around a charging table or charging tower can bring people in similar circumstances together, ultimately creating a more comfortable and supportive environment. Charging in Small Spaces If your waiting room is not conducive to having visitors gathering around a table, perhaps a slim charging station would be better suited for your needs. Either way, providing a mechanism for patients and their loved ones to stay connected to the outside world will surely improve their experience, and ultimately, your patient satisfaction score. Contact us to see how our charging technology can help increase your patient satisfaction scores today.

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Don't Let Mobile Computers Mobilize Germs, Too

Healthcare: Improving Patient Experience and Satisfaction Scores