{"id":1,"date":"2019-09-12T17:52:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T17:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deepdive.tips\/?p=1"},"modified":"2019-12-27T18:11:04","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T18:11:04","slug":"rik-heller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepdive.tips\/index.php\/2019\/09\/12\/rik-heller\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Barrier Technology to Stop the Spread of Infectious Disease \u2013 Rik Heller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11324651\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/30455c\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using Barrier Technology to Stop the Spread of Infectious Disease<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Rik Heller is a serial entrepreneur and founder of&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/welloinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wello<\/a>. &nbsp;A self-confessed technology and healthcare geek, Rik has also been called the Grandfather of Active RFID and holds many patents in this area that are licensed globally. With a background in math and electrical engineering, he has been working in healthcare since 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1999 Rik Heller founded FreshLoc and became a pioneer of environmental monitoring for compliance and reporting in the healthcare industry. FreshLoc is a remote temperature monitoring technology for hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, and other healthcare entities to help comply with temperature related safety regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently, Rik has pursued interests in infection prevention and control, founding Wello. There he has developed, among other high-tech digital solutions, a hands-free, self-service fever screening, identification and notification platform that is focused on controlling entry of potentially contagious persons to very high-risk patient areas.&nbsp;Rik calls this a \u201cbarrier technology\u201d and believes that in the battle against Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) it\u2019s critical that we \u201cseparate the match from the fuse\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This episode originally aired on <\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The #HCBiz Show! on April 12th, 2017 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/thehcbiz.com\/using-barrier-technology-to-stop-the-spread-of-infectious-disease-rik-heller\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The #HCBiz Show! on April 12th, 2017<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 001<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We cover a lot of ground on this episode, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How infections spread<\/li><li>Why it\u2019s only partly a healthcare solution that we need to seek<\/li><li>The role of humidity in mitigating or amplifying a contagion<\/li><li>Why we must dispel the myth that asymptomatic&nbsp;people are the problem<\/li><li>How 10% of the sick are \u201csuper-spreaders\u201d and how we&nbsp;can identify them<\/li><li>Why you should stay home when you\u2019re sick and why your employer should make you<\/li><li>Where the CDC gets it wrong<\/li><li>Why good hair days are bad health days<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen wherever you get your podcasts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TIPSDeepDive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" src=\"http:\/\/deepdive.tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Listen-on-Apple-Podcasts-Badge-300x80.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TIPSonGooglePodcasts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"76\" src=\"http:\/\/deepdive.tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/google_podcasts_badge@8x.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TIPSonStitcher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/deepdive.tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Button-Stitcher-Shine.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62\" width=\"301\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepdive.tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Button-Stitcher-Shine.png 558w, https:\/\/deepdive.tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Button-Stitcher-Shine-300x90.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TIPSonSpotify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/deepdive.tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spotify-1024x307.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61\" width=\"302\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deepdive.tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spotify-1024x307.png 1024w, https:\/\/deepdive.tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spotify-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/deepdive.tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spotify-768x230.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>or, listen right here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11324651\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/30455c\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You can learn more about Rik here:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>LinkedIn:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rikheller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rikheller\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rikheller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@<strong>rikheller<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wello:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/welloinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/welloinc.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wello on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wello_Inc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@<strong>Wello_Inc<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rik Heller is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Wello.  A self-confessed technology and healthcare geek, Rik has also been called the Grandfather of Active RFID and holds many patents in this area that are licensed globally. 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