As workplaces look to prepare for the fall, when experts are predicting the already-increasing case counts of COVID-19 could become even more widespread, many hospitals and businesses are looking to install a temperature check kiosk as a way to mitigate the risk of infection.
The difficult truth is that the public and employers alike are looking to regain some sense of normalcy, so keeping the workplace safe becomes a balancing act of infection control and meeting the needs of the people they serve. One of the most effective strategies to keep facilities safe is through a temperature scanner kiosk that offers seamless, touchless and automatic temperature checks for everyone entering the building.
A temperature screening kiosk offers several benefits, from serving as an effective way to help prevent the spread of infection to offering an easy way to log employee temperatures for auditing purposes. Here’s a closer look at the 6 key benefits of a temperature scanning kiosk.
Outbreak risk-mitigation
OK, first things first: does a temperature scanner kiosk actually do anything to stop the spread of infection? The answer is: yes.
The FDA states that correctly identifying an elevated temperature can be an “important risk management tool during the pandemic when used properly.”
In fact, an elevated temperature can be one of the first signs of an infection, so assessing a high temperature as soon as possible can help identify infections early on, in hopes of catching the infection before the viral load increases and spreads more easily.
Automated health checks
Because temperature scanning on its own is just one part of the puzzle in preventing outbreaks, Wello also takes health monitoring one step further.
The welloStationX is integrated with health questionnaires that can be completed independently by each employee right on their smartphone, or directly on the screen by visitors. Upon passing, the employee can receive a QR code to scan at the station to then take a temperature screening. This helps fully integrate symptoms and exposure for a more complete picture of risk. It also allows medical centers and businesses to identify visitors who don’t pass the on-screen health screening, and either need to be assessed in an isolated room, or should not be allowed in the facility.
Cost-effective
Paying an employee or third-party company to conduct temperature checks and health questionnaires can be both expensive and temporary. Businesses might be forced to deal with repeat training as well as turnover and unreliable results.
Additionally, manual recording and logging of temperatures can be prone to error and require personnel breaks as well as turnover. Instead, the welloStationX can serve as a 24/7 temperature scanning kiosk that won’t allow break time to become infection time. Wello can even work with current time log software for seamless system integration, so it won’t require burdensome additional training and set-up for your team.
Efficacy
The pandemic has led to a boom of health-related technology, from at-home testing to thermal scanners. Unfortunately, however, not all the products that have cropped up have the backing of years of clinically-backed research to prove their effectiveness.
Although there has been an influx of thermal-based technology, the FDA has issued several warnings about the inaccuracy of thermal thermometers, along with the implications ineffective products could have in the workplace. In other words, a product that doesn’t actually capture accurate temperatures is doing more harm than good.
Wello, which was established in 2014, long before the current Covid-19 virus, is a product that actually works. In fact, it’s the only automated, touchless, temperature screening station cleared by the FDA. Choosing a proven product–with success stories that range from a rural long-term care facility in Michigan protecting their patients from nosocomial infections to a company making COVID vaccines while using Wello technology for employee screenings––means companies don’t have to worry about effectiveness with investment.
Automated temperature logging for audits
Using an automated temperature screening kiosk will also automate logs and record-keeping. Not only can a log help identify trends in employee health and alert potential problems, but it also automates adherence to local health guidelines.
Record-keeping can be complicated, with an automatic temperature scanning kiosk, the work is done instantly. Companies can track trends over time, quickly pass state audits and submit required paperwork as needed.
Non-invasive
Employees may be concerned with the ever-shifting rules and regulations of navigating the workplace in the midst of the pandemic, but a temperature check kiosk is a simple, non-invasive way to meet regulations and protect employees.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have caused a disruption to the world and workplaces as we know it, but one thing that hasn’t changed is Wello’s dedication to making the workplace a safer and healthier environment.
Wello’s technology for accurate, FDA-cleared thermal temperature assessment existed long before the pandemic––meaning companies can rest assured the welloStationX is accurate, reliable, and effective.
