The daily symptom tracker started out on an honor system, but now UMass Memorial will pursue disciplinary action for employees who don’t use it daily. This month, disciplinary action began in some departments. The policy says that if you miss reporting twice out of ten work shifts, you can get in trouble.
Most of the meetings with SHARE members so far have focused on how to remember to do the symptom reporting. People want to do it, they just forget. Here are some tips to help you stay on top of your own reporting:
You can set an alarm on your phone to remind you – either for a certain time, or when you get to a certain location, like within a mile of the hospital.
SHARE members have loaded the symptom reporting app onto their computer if they are having technical trouble with their phones.
One department manager created a reminder that pops up every day when the staff logs into their computers.
One SHARE Organizer tells people who think that technical difficulties are preventing their tracker from registering that they did it, to take a screen shot to show that they did it, just in case.
We certainly hope that there will not be many more disciplinary meetings about remembering to do your symptom reporting!