While health officials work to get the vaccine distributed across the population, employers and employees alike are trying to get their enterprises back up and running as fully as possible.
To help with that effort, Ignyte Healthcare Strategies, LLC, a multi-faceted virtual health platform provider, recently released a privacy-first COVID-19 evaluation tool designed to create safer re-entry to the workplace. Dubbed “Passport,” the AI-driven tool is designed to enable customers to securely assess their health status on mobile devices in a private and easily customizable way.
According to the company, Passport will now be included in Ignyte's portfolio of solutions that provide access to PPE, COVID-19 rapid test kits, leading PCR laboratory testing services, and several forms of virtual healthcare to help businesses navigate the pandemic.
"Every state and organization has different guidelines and Passport helps ensure our customers meet those in the most efficient and secure manner," said Tom Wallace Jr., founder, and CEO, Ignyte Healthcare Strategies, LLC, in a statement. "The easy-to-use solution adapts to the needs of our customers and complements other offerings within our Return to Work Plan.”
Among the capabilities Passport will provider users are:
- Employees and workplace visitors will be able to generate a daily badge - under the form of an encrypted QR-code - that can be scanned for safe admission into the workplace.
- Through the use of edge computing, personal health information entered into Passport never leaves employees' mobile phones, ensuring sensitive data remains secure and private while enabling employees to safely return to the workplace.
- As the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed, the tool will incorporate immunization and rapid testing records.
- Allow for custom integrations with third-party devices that are a part of existing solutions, ranging from smart handheld thermometers to thermal scanners.
"Passport follows the main principles of our entire suite of digital health solutions,” noted Sam De Brower, co-founder, and CEO of doc.ai, the enterprise AI platform at the heart of Passport. “Our offerings are customizable, in real-time and preserve the privacy of each individual's sensitive health data. Through the use of edge AI, Passport offers businesses a privacy-centric solution that adapts to the evolving needs of the pandemic while protecting employees' data."
According to the companies, Passport is currently being used in more than 800 locations in the US, including financial institutions, online retailers, schools, security, production, and construction companies, and it’s available on both Android and iOS.