Hospitals, elder-care facilities and other segments of the healthcare industry have been forced to be reactive during the past year, as they found themselves overwhelmed with cases, injured by the loss of routine and in the position of mitigating pandemic health risks for both patients and staff – as well as provide routine and elective care to the most vulnerable. Decision-makers for healthcare facilities have been tasked with finding solutions to manage patient occupancy levels, ensure compliance in usage of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), and promote social distancing in administrative and other non-patient care areas of their facility.
While Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already been introduced into medical facilities – revolutionizing the research and development methods of critical disease treatments, it’s also bringing about a transformation in healthcare security operations. With technologies such as smart cameras and IoT platforms to better manage field level operations, healthcare organizations are seeing the possibility of a more streamlined, efficient and cost-effective way to manage their facilities.