For nearly a decade, alarm fatigue has been at the forefront of healthcare leaders minds, with a regular appearance as a CMS National Patient Safety Goal since 2013. Fortunately, there is a solution. By leveraging big data and integrated technologies, healthcare facilities can finally realize a reduction in alarms, without sacrificing patient care or experience.

New technologies can help healthcare providers and public health officials win the race against the spread of virulent diseases by using real-time location services (RTLS), computer automation, and big data for successful contact tracing and virus mitigation. This article will shed light on modern RTLS contact tracing platforms with COVID-19 as a use case.