AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- GOJO, the
inventors of PURELL® Hand Sanitizer and the leading
global producer and marketer of skin health and hygiene solutions
for away-from-home settings, announced today it has launched GOJO
SMARTLINK™ Service Alerts, an Internet of Things
solution that through the use of predictive analytics helps to
ensure hand soap and hand sanitizer are always available for
critical hand hygiene events in a healthcare facility.
SMARTLINK™ Service Alerts is designed to provide a healthcare
facility's staff with real-time monitoring of refill status,
battery life, communication and dispenser status for GOJO
dispensers. This new technology, which is easily integrated with
the SMARTLINK™ Hand Hygiene Monitoring system, improves operational
efficiencies by saving labor time and costs and provides enhanced
inventory management, which results in reduced product waste.
The solution works by collecting usage and status data for each
GOJO-monitored device. GOJO technology then collates this
information and sends not only real-time updates, but also predicts
when a dispenser will need to be refilled via web portal, email or
mobile device. This data allows a healthcare facility's staff to
focus on just-in-time inventory planning and reduce waste by
knowing the exact date of when a new refill will be needed.
"Ensuring soap and alcohol-based hand sanitizer are always
available at the point of care in critical care settings helps to
reduce the spread of infection," said John
Lerner, SMARTLINK™ Solutions Business Development Vice
President, GOJO. "Designed with the user in mind, this new and
innovative solution allows those using this technology to have
complete visibility to a dispenser's status to ensure the dispenser
is always filled and in good working order."
The SMARTLINK™ Service Alerts product is the newest addition to
the SMARTLINK™ solution. Other components include:
- GOJO SMARTLINK™ Activity Monitoring System monitors and
measures compliance on a community level, providing real-time
actionable data by facility, floor, unit or room.
- GOJO SMARTLINK™ Integrated Technology is compatible with
most leading healthcare technology platforms, such as Real Time
Locating Systems (RTLS), and provides hand hygiene compliance at an
individual level by communicating with RTLS-enabled employee
badges.
- GOJO SMARTLINK™ Clinician-Based Support provides GOJO
clinicians who become part of the hospital's infection prevention
team and provide customized implementation, on-site audits, setup,
baseline measurements and detailed improvement plans.
- GOJO SMARTLINK™ Observation System is a mobile
application and accompanying web-based software that facilitates
the collection and collation of hand hygiene and personal
protective equipment metrics.
GOJO offers a breadth of hand hygiene solutions to the
healthcare market, including high-efficacy formulations, advanced
technology dispensing systems and the SMARTLINK™ Hand Hygiene
Solution that is built upon a state-of-the-art electronic
compliance monitoring platform.
About GOJO
GOJO, the inventors of PURELL®
Hand Sanitizer, is the leading global producer and marketer of skin
health and hygiene solutions for away-from-home settings. The broad
GOJO product portfolio includes hand cleaning, handwashing, hand
sanitizing, skin care formulas and surface sprays under the
GOJO®, PURELL™ and PROVON® brand
names. GOJO formulations use the latest advances in the science of
skin care and sustainability. GOJO is known for state-of-the-art
dispensing technology, engineered with attention to design,
sustainability and functionality. GOJO programs promote healthy
behaviors for hygiene, skin care and compliance in critical
environments. GOJO is a privately held, family-owned corporation
headquartered in Akron, Ohio, with
operations in the United Kingdom,
France, Australia, Japan, Mexico, Canada and Brazil.
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