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Do You Get Paid for Being On-Call? What the Law Says (and What Workers Actually Get)
Being “on call” sounds simple: you’re not actively working, but you need to be available if something goes wrong. The real question many employees ask is: do you actually get paid for being on call? The short answer is: it depends. Your pay may hinge on labor laws, company policies, and how restricted your time … Continued
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The Secret Cost of Pagers
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word ‘pager?’ For most people its either the ’90s or doctors. Which to me, feels like an oxymoron. A decades old device mixed with an industry based on innovation? It’s a recipe for disaster. Yet somehow, pagers still accompany doctors on their daily … Continued
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The Fastest Zetron Paging Replacement: Why Teams Choose OnPage
Zetron Outages Expose the Need for a Real Replacement If your Zetron paging system has stopped working, you already know how disruptive it can be. Recently, we saw a wave of inbound requests — especially from hospitals and biomedical teams in Bermuda — who experienced downtime right before the long weekend. That timing made the … Continued
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7 Zetron Paging Alternatives (and Why One Stands Out)
Intro: When Paging Systems Fail, Teams Need Answers If your Zetron paging system has stopped working, you’re not alone. Recently, we’ve seen a surge of frustrated Zetron customers reaching out — especially from Bermuda, where outages may have disrupted hospitals and biomedical teams right before the long weekend. That timing makes it even scarier: when … Continued
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OnPage Named in the 2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Real-Time Health System Technologies
We’re excited to share that OnPage has been recognized as a Sample Vendor in the 2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Real-Time Health System Technologies, within the Clinical Communication and Collaboration (CC&C) category. According to Gartner, CC&C systems are mobile platforms used by clinicians, care teams, patients, and caregivers to collaborate on treatment and care activity … Continued
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What Is a Rapid Response Team (RRT) in Hospitals? Why Do They Matter?
Imagine you’re working on a hospital floor when suddenly a patient’s condition starts to deteriorate. What happens next can mean the difference between life and death. That’s where a Rapid Response Team (RRT) steps in: a specially trained group of healthcare professionals who respond quickly to patients showing early signs of crisis to prevent emergencies … Continued
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Is WhatsApp Safe for Healthcare Communication? Here’s What Hospitals in UAE, Israel, and Saudi Are Realizing
At HIMSS this year, in between flashy AI demos and interoperability debates, I kept hearing the same concern from hospital leaders across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Israel: “We’re still using WhatsApp for clinical messaging—but it’s starting to feel risky.” Some shared stories of messages getting missed. Others brought up concerns around data privacy and … Continued
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Mass Notifications for Local Government: Keeping Residents Informed During Emergencies
When unexpected risks disrupt the health and safety of the public, fast, reliable mass notification systems for local governments are essential. Without them, residents miss critical alerts that protect public health. For example, imagine a scenario like this: A water main break occurs in Waltham at 6:13 am, it took the public works team less … Continued
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Best Network Monitoring Tools of 2025
Keeping tabs on your network has never been more important. Whether you’re running a small business or managing infrastructure across cloud environments, visibility into what’s happening behind the scenes is essential. But visibility alone isn’t enough…when something breaks, the IT engineer needs to know immediately, so they can take action and resolve critical issues. That’s why … Continued
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Top Kubernetes Monitoring Tools in 2025, And Why Alerting Is Critical for DevOps and SRE Teams
What are the best Kubernetes monitoring tools in 2025? And how can you ensure alerts actually drive action when something goes wrong? Kubernetes monitoring is critical for keeping your containerized applications healthy, but alerting is often overlooked. This blog compares popular tools like Prometheus and Datadog and explains why intelligent alerting solutions like OnPage are … Continued
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