{"id":44224,"date":"2020-09-29T16:44:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T16:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=44224"},"modified":"2024-06-24T01:21:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T08:21:06","slug":"4-ways-to-deploy-contact-tracing-in-your-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/4-ways-to-deploy-contact-tracing-in-your-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"4 ways to deploy contact tracing in your organization"},"content":{"rendered":"

As businesses, schools, and other organizations gradually reopen, contact tracing will be critical to maintaining potential COVID-19 outbreaks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, local public health departments already conduct contract tracing at a wide scale, but they lack the personnel to manage it at every level. The onus is placed on organizations to identify and notify anyone who was possibly exposed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some steps to do contact tracing right:<\/span><\/p>\n

Implement contact tracing technology<\/b><\/h3>\n

Manual processes won\u2019t cut it. Organizations need technology that has the intelligence and automation needed to quickly reach people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 and ask them to take a test and self-isolate. Some technologies you can implement to assist with contact tracing include:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. A self-screening app or form<\/b><\/p>\n

Before people go to the office or school, organizations can require people to answer questions daily on an app or form to assess whether they\u2019re symptom-free. If employees have symptoms, leaders can direct them to get tested and stay home.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Proximity trackers<\/b><\/p>\n

Some organizations have equipped employees with proximity trackers on lanyards to alert them of when they get too close to each other and violate social distancing guidelines. Similarly, employee movements can be recorded so if one worker comes down with the virus, companies can review which employees came in close contact with the worker and request that they get tested, too.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Contact center and unified communications software<\/b><\/p>\n

These applications allow companies and schools to quickly deploy contact tracing. For example, unified communications tools automate contact tracing tasks such as automatically dialing or sending text messages to people while keeping personal information strictly confidential.<\/span><\/p>\n

As contact tracing needs change, those tools can also scale up or down at a moment\u2019s notice with no disruptions to mission-critical operations.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Contact tracing software<\/b><\/p>\n

Contact tracing software, such as the software provided by Chexout<\/a>, provides organizations the tools they need to perform investigations throughout the workplace. The software can integrate with different data sources including information from proximity trackers to assist with contact tracing or receive test results electronically and automatically notify local health departments of positive results.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tAs businesses and schools reopen, organizations face a slew of contact tracing challenges. Learn about possible solutions from a panel of experts.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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