Beyond the Incident: Rethinking Staff Safety in Healthcare
Healthcare leaders and experts from clinical and technology fields discuss in a 60-minute on-demand session how integrating Real-Time Location Systems and staff duress technologies can enhance staff safety as a strategic workforce priority, ensure compliance with emerging requirements, and deliver measurable return on investment.
Health system leaders are beginning to recognize what frontline staff have known for years: safety is a workforce strategy. Experts from healthcare, technology, and clinical practice have come together to discuss how organizations should approach staff safety and what actions to take now.
In this 60-minute on-demand session, you'll hear from:
- A former emergency nurse and national ENA president with over 20 years of experience
- A practicing emergency medicine PA and clinical technology product leader
- A former bedside nurse turned clinical informatics specialist
The session covers what healthcare administrators should be doing today to close the gap between current efforts and incoming requirements. Topics include how RTLS (Real-Time Location Systems) and staff duress technologies can support compliance, protect staff, and generate measurable ROI.
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