3 Tips on How To Reopen Businesses Safely During a Pandemic
By: Natalie Cheng Sep 21st 2020 Around the world, businesses are taking different approaches to the workplace during the pandemic. Some are reopening offices while others are completely remote. Tech companies like Twitter and Facebook are allowing employees to work from home forever or for an extended period of time. According to Forbes, Kate Lister, president of […]
Why You’ll Still Need Syndromic Surveillance Once The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Available
By: Dr. Sarma Velamuri, M.D., Natalie Cheng Sep 14th 2020 With the glimmering news of having a COVID-19 vaccine soon, people are starting to feel more hopeful for a path back to the new normal. While we wait, we will have to continue doing what we’ve been doing and stay vigilant – wearing masks, social distancing, […]
Have you considered these 6 things in your COVID-19 screening tool?
By: J. Alex Fernandez, Natalie Cheng Sep 9th 2020 Were you prepared for the pandemic? Most companies weren’t. Now that we’ve all come to this predicament, how do you deal with COVID and operating your business safely? There are various things that employers can do including improved sanitation practices, obtaining and distributing out PPE for staff, […]
How do I know if I have the flu or COVID-19?
By: Dr. Sarma Velamuri, M.D., Natalie Cheng Sep 1st 2020 As flu season approaches, our community is about to face additional hurdles and challenges. During a relatively quiet year, the flu wouldn’t seem like a big deal. However, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has put most people on edge. When you start feeling unwell, you start to worry […]
Why Temperature Checks Alone Don’t Work for Assessing COVID-19
By: Dr. Sarma Velamuri, M.D., Natalie Cheng, D. Maneesh Kumar, D.O., Ph.D., FAAP Aug 18th 2020 When you’re feeling sick and feel like you may have a fever, your first instinct is probably to check your temperature. However, how accurate are thermometers? To start with, we’re not going to give you a lesson in human physiology […]
4 Things To Consider When Safely Reopening Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Natalie Cheng Aug 13th 2020 As we approach the fall semester, talk about reopening schools has become heated. How do you safely reopen schools without causing widespread infection to take over and shut down a campus? 4 Things To Consider Many schools have already opened or will be opening soon. How do you mitigate risk […]
Liability and Reopening A Business or School During COVID-19
By: Dr. Sarma Velamuri, M.D., Natalie Cheng Jul 29th 2020 2020 is a year that will forever be remembered as the year the COVID-19 pandemic swept the world. Unfortunately, in corporate circles it will also be remembered for a very large number of lawsuits brought against employers and companies because of the pandemic. So far according […]
Why Syndromic Surveillance Is More Accurate Than Other COVID-19 Tests
By: Dr. Sarma Velamuri, M.D., Natalie Cheng, D. Maneesh Kumar, D.O., Ph.D., FAAP Jul 16th 2020 Imagine this: Bob wakes up one morning and starts to not feel well. He has a cough, fever, body aches, and anosmia. Bob should probably just take some over-the-counter medicine and then rest. Normally, he would be back to himself […]
NACCHO Press Release
Jul 9th 2020 LUMINARE PARTNERS WITH THE CDC TO CO-PRESENT AT NACCHO CONFERENCE AND DEBUTS QUICKSCREEN CORONAVIRUS SELF-CERTIFICATION SCREENING SOLUTION Houston, TX // July 09, 2020 — Luminare is proud to partner with the CDC on the “Taking America Back to Work” showcase for the NACCHO Conference. Quickscreen by Luminare is a confidential, highly scalable and secure online […]
HCPH Press Release
Mar 27th 2020 Harris County Public Health and Local HealthTech Company Luminare Partner to Launch COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool to Help Prioritize Testing for High-Risk Individuals HOUSTON, TX // March 27, 2020 — Harris County Public Health (HCPH) and Luminare Inc, in collaboration with Microsoft for Startups, developed QuickScreen, an online assessment tool designed for individuals to provide guidance on […]
