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Cognosos Unveils Campus-Wide Staff Safety and Duress Solution Amid Escalating Cases of Workplace Violence in Hospitals and Healthcare FacilitiesResearch indicates that 40% of healthcare workers were exposed to workplace violence in the last two years. In fact, workplace violence inside healthcare settings has become so serious that the industry experiences more non-fatal workplace violence than any other profession-outpacing even law enforcement and wreaking havoc on an industry already struggling with understaffing and financial pressure. Today, Cognosos-a leading provider of AI-enabled, real-time asset location solutions-announced the launch of Cognosos Protect™ to help hospitals more effectively protect staff from increasing instances of workplace violence. Cognosos Protect includes a discreet, wearable staff duress button that upon activation allows hospitals to locate the employee who is wearing the badge in real-time- regardless of if they are moving within a facility, outside in pathways or in a parking lot or garage. "Prolonged exposure to workplace violence puts employees at greater risk of developing mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression and burnout-which negatively impacts worker productivity and increases turnover," said Braxton Jarratt, CEO of Cognosos. "Empowering hospitals with a campus-wide scurity solution is the first step toward fostering a culture of safety. From the time staff park and until they leave, Cognosos Protect helps hospitals protect the physical and mental wellbeing of employees regardless of their location at work." Cognosos Protect is a comprehensive workplace safety and duress offering, designed to prevent and or deescalate problematic situations by being:
In addition to the wearable alerting solution, Cognosos Protect includes a full incident management suite that integrates seamlessly with existing code, security and communication systems. This incident management suite offers forensic reporting with historical event insights, enabling hospitals to continuously improve response times and process efficiency while strengthening compliance efforts with regulatory agency standards. "Traditional staff duress solutions come with inefficient and slow-to-install infrastructure, as well as hefty price tags," continued Jarratt. "Cognosos Protect's lightweight infrastructure allows hospitals to quickly reap the rewards of reducing workplace violence without undergoing lengthy installation projects that put patient rooms and hallways out of order and staff at risk." To learn more, visit Cognosos at HIMSS in booth #1773, or email Cognosos to schedule a meeting. For more information on Cognosos Protect, visit: https://cognosos.com/healthcare-staff-duress/. About Cognosos Cognosos is paving the way for the next generation of real-time location systems (RTLS). Supporting the biggest brands in industries like healthcare, automotive, logistics and manufacturing. Cognosos' cloud-based software, and ultra-lightweight footprint delivers an unparalleled combination of price and performance, reducing time-to-value, increasing ROI and eliminating the traditional deployment barriers of legacy systems. For more information, visit our website or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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