SmartLinx - Best New Hardware - Other

Company: SmartLinx, Iselin, NJ
Entry Submitted By: AxiCom
Company Description: Founded in 2000, SmartLinx cares for those who care. Used in thousands of leading organizations, SmartLinx’s workforce management solutions help healthcare providers manage people and processes by harnessing the power of real-time data. Solutions include talent acquisition and onboarding, human resources, benefits, payroll, time & attendance, scheduling, compliance, and business analytics.
Nomination Category: New Product & Service Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Hardware - Other

Nomination Title: SmartLinx's Touchless and Thermal Sensing Time Clocks

SLATE was released to customers in January 2021. This next-gen time clock builds upon the capabilities of the Touchless Time Clock and the Thermal-Sensing Touchless Time Clock, both released in 2020.
https://www.prweb.com/releases/smartlinx_introduces_advanced_timeclock_for_employees_slate_to_reduce_the_spread_of_infectious_bacteria_in_the_workplace/prweb17684545.htm
https://resources.smartlinxsolutions.com/smartlinx-news/smartlinx-touchless-time-clocks-press-release
https://resources.smartlinxsolutions.com/smartlinx-news/smartlinx-launches-thermal-sensing-touchless-time-clocks-to-prevent-germ-transmission-and-quickly-detect-fevers

At SmartLinx, we have the honor of serving long-term clients that focus on providing exceptional care and compassion for senior residents. We deliver value to these clients by providing them with a comprehensive, innovative and cohesive suite of workforce management solutions within our WorkLinx suite of applications. Our senior care clients face many challenges when it comes to managing the dynamics of their workforce, including high employee turnover. Our innovative workforce management solutions, including smart, in-office time clocks, help solve this issue by empowering staff to engage more fully in their work and strengthen their commitment to our customers’ organizations.

The Touchless Time Clock enables contactless punch in or out through a QR code generated on the SmartLinx Go app. Rather than manually entering access codes or scanning fingerprints, employees simply hold up a QR code on their mobile device. The QR code automatically transmits employee identity and punch type to the integrated SmartLinx workforce management system. The clock enables employees to punch in and out of work 6X faster than traditional electronic time clocks, reducing long employee lines when shifts change and making it easier to social distance.
https://resources.smartlinxsolutions.com/smartlinx-news/smartlinx-touchless-time-clocks-press-release
https://www.smartlinxsolutions.com/products/smartlinx-go/

Building on the contactless authentication capabilities of the Touchless Time Clock, the Thermal-Sensing Touchless Time Clock enables temperature screening. A QR code generated on the SmartLinx Go mobile app automatically aligns the recorded temperature with the employee ID and punch type. Employees with normal temperatures can punch in, while employees with abnormal temperatures will send a restriction to other time clocks, blocking their admittance. This process helps to quickly identify and flag at-risk employees before they interaction with other employees and/or residents. https://resources.smartlinxsolutions.com/smartlinx-news/smartlinx-launches-thermal-sensing-touchless-time-clocks-to-prevent-germ-transmission-and-quickly-detect-fevers

SLATE combines the latest innovations in touchless technology with integrated time tracking and employee scheduling to help operators safeguard their facilities and enhance workforce operations. In addition to eliminating physical contact with a high-touch device, the new time clock automatically takes employee temperatures and blocks access to anyone with a fever.

SmartLinx is used in ~5,000 senior care facilities and owns more than 30% of the workforce management demand in long-term and post-acute care. There are currently 200 SLATE orders in the process of being fulfilled, which has met our expectations for initial interest.

SmartLinx’s own research has indicated that SLATE’s touchless, thermal-sensing capabilities enable employees to punch in/out of work 6X times faster than standard timeclocks. Customers see the value in integrated human capital management solutions to streamline operations and reduce costs. Nancy Stoddard, VPof IT at The New Jewish Home, said:

- “SmartLinx’s innovative SmartLinx Go app enables employees to access their personal information on their own devices. The recent addition of QR codes enables touchless communication with the time clock that will enable our staff to clock in and out without risking transmission of diseases through contaminated hands. Our healthcare heroes deserve everything we can do to protect them. We are thrilled SmartLinx is making this innovation available!”

General customer testimonials:
- “Every time I take on an entity or facility, within 2 to 3 months, I’m eliminating 25% of the overtime, which the old company had. If you want software that will make your life easier, eliminate overtime, help you schedule appropriately, handle time and attendance, payroll, HR, and business analytics, SmartLinx is your software.” – Arthur Cooperberg, VP,Finance, Cassena Care

- “We have to have the right amount of staff on duty at the right time, in the right shift and that’s what SmartLinx does for us. Using SmartLinx, we’re able to manage staffing better, have a much tighter control on overtime and save a lot of money in overtime—six figures.” – Michael Rosenblut, President and CEO, Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare and Rehabilitation

- “We have been with SmartLinx since 2010 – that has been a great decision. The amount of time saved on scheduling allows our staff to dedicate more time to residents. Having the schedule integrate into the payroll process down changed an entire day’s process to a couple of hours.”– Amanda Todd, Director, HR, Spring Valley Senior Living