Part 1 of Mobile Device Management challenged your process for managing mobile devices in use by employees.
One of the most important features of Seal Shield’s ElectroClave™ UV Disinfection and Mobile Device Manager is its ability to disinfect mobile devices and generate reports verifying user adherence to mobile-device disinfection policies. There are a few other providers of MDM, but no others are designed specifically for use in the healthcare arena, and no others offer disinfection of mobile devices. With CMS penalties in place for certain healthcare-acquired infections, infection prevention has never been more important. Seal Shield’s ElectroClave can help to keep down cross-transmission of pathogens causing healthcare-acquired infections and subsequent penalties.
Scientific literature clearly links mobile electronic devices with transmission of healthcare-acquired infection and encourages healthcare facilities to have a system for cleaning them in place. In a published scientific study, Kirkby and Biggs (Cell phones in the neonatal intensive care unit: how to eliminate unwanted germs. Adv Neonatal Care. 2016;Dec;16[6]:404-409) found that “Microbial surface contamination was evident on every phone tested before disinfecting. All phones were substantially less contaminated after disinfection. A standardized cleaning process . . . reduced the amount of germs and potential transmission of nosocomial pathogens within the NICU. The simple exercise illustrated the importance of cell phone hygiene in a high-risk population.”
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[Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Seal Shield's blog].
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