House of Hope, a leader in the treatment and support of those with substance abuse and co-occurring mental health conditions, successfully implements AlertGPS safety technology platform for their clients. Press play to see how the House of Hope and their thoughtful...
By Louis C. Kirby, MD Re-entering the community and staying sober following inpatient rehabilitation for substance abuse is difficult. This stage of the recovery process “marks the beginning of a new state of risk related to continuing biobehavioral vulnerability and...
NAHC Report September 27, 2018 Workplace Violence and Reducing Turnover of Home Health Employees A special to NAHC Report by Louis C. Kirby, MD One of the two most significant limitations on growth in the home health and hospice sector is labor shortages – recruiting...
On Saturday was World Day for Safety and Health at Work. But “at work” doesn’t just mean workers in brick and mortar buildings. More and more workers are mobile. By 2020, the mobile worker population in the U.S. is projected to hit 105.4 million, representing 72.3% of...
A worker is considered “working alone”, when they are the only worker present at a worksite, cannot be seen or heard by another worker, and/or where assistance is not readily available in the event of an injury, threat or illness. Keep in mind, even when multiple...
Over 45,000 Health IT professionals, clinicians and executives from around the world gathered in Vegas last week for the 2018 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition to solve some of our biggest health information and technology challenges – all at one time, all in one...
In a quiet suburb outside of Atlanta, on a balmy August day in 2014 that seemed exactly like any other, a telecommunication worker paused on a residential street. This worker saw a person approaching his company vehicle, which was still in drive. He kept his foot on...
It’s easy to tell people to “stay calm” in the event of an emergency. We hear the “stay calm” message so frequently that it has turned into a meme, a running joke. “Remain calm in the event of a water landing,” we’re...
What is a Mass Notification System? Simply put, a mass notification system is a unified system that allows you (the employer) to broadcast one-way messages and notifications to a large group of people simultaneously in an emergency or other time-sensitive situation....
