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Cone Health’s Adoption of KATANA Safety
Cone Health's Adoption of KATANA Safety: Enhancing Homecare Staff Safety and Quality of Care"The staff feel like they are not alone making home visits. They feel like they have someone else with them."+ Dr. Michelle White, Director of Home and Transition Care at Cone...
Caring for Those Who Care
For care professionals within a tense environment, the concern of personal safety should be non-existent. Sadly, this is no longer the case. Grappling with staffing constraints, minimal resources, and an overall influx of responsibilities makes the day-to-day duty of...
Bridging the Gap for Post-Acute Clinicians
In a world where personal safety is paramount, a seamless blend of innovation and vigilance has arrived to redefine protection for professionals in industries like social work and home care. At the forefront of this need stands a revolutionary safety device and...
Maxwell Healthcare Associates and KATANA Safety Announce Partnership to Help Protect Home Health Workers
GREENVILLE, SC, JAN 17, 2024 – Maxwell Healthcare Associates (MHA) – the home health industry’s leading post-acute consulting firm, and KATANA Safety (KATANA) – the premier provider of lone and workforce safety solutions, have announced a new strategic partnership to...
Senate Bill 240, the Workplace Violence Prevention Act, approved by the House, Senate and Governor of Texas and Becomes Effective September 1, 2024
Senate Bill (SB) 240 is aimed at protecting healthcare providers by reducing workplace violence. The Texas Tribune contributed a part of the hospital staffing crisis due to the number of violent attacks against medical workers. In fact, over half of the Texas’ nurses...
Workplace Violence in Healthcare: The Impact on Personal Safety, Recruitment, Retention, and Productivity of Home-Based Health Care Workers
As the demand for home-based healthcare services increases, such as home care, home health, hospice, hospital-at-home programs, and home-based primary care, the risk of workplace violence also rises. Workplace violence is a growing concern in the healthcare industry,...
Home Healthcare Workplace Violence Standards Expected Soon
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has identified violence in healthcare settings as a significant occupational risk, and a new workplace violence standard for the healthcare industry could be on the horizon, According to data from the U.S....
NAHC President Speaks Out on The Importance of Safety as Workforce Issues Continue in 2023
During the State of the Industry and 2023 outlook Update at TAHCH NAHC president, Bill Dombi, mentioned employees are seeking improvements to their safety and security. Bill Dombi believes that an underestimated aspect of workforce issues is image and respect. “We...
Sentara Home Care workers receive personal safety devices
Watch this NBC News story featuring Sentara Healthcare’s deployment of the KATANA Safety Platform. Sentara Enterprises, which includes Home Health and Hospice, Infusion services, and the Sentara PACE program, is distributing personal safety devices to their home...
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