FreshLoc Releases Flu Season Survey Results for Healthcare Organizations

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Apr 06, 2016, 12:12 ET

ADDISON, Texas, April 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- FreshLoc Technologies, Inc., inventor of wireless temperature monitoring in healthcare, has researched healthcare organizations' readiness for the Flu Season regarding temperature monitoring. FreshLoc's nationwide Flu Season Survey to healthcare executives found temperature monitoring administration was among the toughest challenges.

FreshLoc Technologies Flu Season Survey shows vaccination temperature monitoring management is not just a top Flu Season infection control management issue, but a top general management issue. FreshLoc.com

Everyone correctly answered the question of what months the Flu Season covers, as it has been known to occur from September through April. 28.5% thought it was from September through March; 32.4% thought the season was from October to April, and 39.2% thought the Flu Season was from October through March. 90.9% thought Flu Vaccines were moderately to highly sensitive to temperature variations with regards to storage. 78.4% found people likely to panic about an epidemic.

Keeping adequate vaccine supplies and managing compliance were listed among top general management issues. Coughing, masks and immunization documentation were also important.

Maintaining appropriate refrigerator temperature and monitoring for compliance were the top issues for vaccine temperature monitoring. Quick Quote leads purchasing and supply chain managers expertly to see fair value in product and services for the fastest to install, most scalable environmental monitoring system worldwide.

"We developed the Quick Quote Tool to enable busy managers to make better budget decisions as they constantly improve to meet compliance demands under pressure on a regular basis," says Rik Heller, Chairman of FreshLoc and Wello Inc.

About FreshLoc Technologies®, Inc.
Since 1999 FreshLoc has been helping hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, imaging centers and food operations comply with regulations to protect the people they serve. FreshLoc was the first wireless temperature monitoring company to offer industry wide compliant reporting and documentation. Today FreshLoc through its FreshNet™ Cloud processes more than 26 million measurements daily for our clients. FreshLoc deployed the first commercially available wireless sensory cloud in more than 1200 sites nationwide. FreshLoc's subsidiary, Wello Inc. is an innovator in reducing disease spread and increasing patient safety. freshloc.com. Media contact [email protected].

About Wello Inc.
The WelloStation® provides organizations with a quick, automated, no-touch body temperature screening tool for employees, visitors, suppliers and all others who enter their facilities. Measurement data is stored in the HIPAA compliant WelloCloud® storage system for compliance and reporting purposes. Stop contagions from entering your facility with fever screening. Wello Inc. is a subsidiary of FreshLoc, pioneer in patient safety through temperature monitoring systems. welloinc.com.

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