Times have changed and the way we do business will never be the same. The recent pandemic has highlighted health-related risks to organizations of all kinds. In any facility, contagious diseases can cause business interruptions, a loss of confidence and trust, or even life-threatening illness.
While these risks are not entirely new, previous business systems did not provide a way to manage and respond to health-related risks. There is currently a high awareness and urgency around implementing solutions to improve the response to these risks. One such solution is Health Risk Management, or HRM – a set of proactive routine actions that support health policies in order to reduce health risks among an organization’s staff, visitors and customers. It is clear now that even after the "re-opening" phase of the current pandemic, health risk management systems will be an essential, and likely a permanent, part of our future. If an organization does not have this type of solution in place, they are not complying with today’s health standards and could hold liability.