
Safety Insights: January 2023
The Evolution of Employee Health Screening The term “employee health screening” or “employee health checks” continues to
Re-Defining Health & Safety’s Impact on our Communities
Backed by more than 30 years of enterprise compliance technology and safety experience, WellCheck provides an agile portfolio of solutions designed to protect, prepare and secure with an all-in-one platform.
Our health and safety digital solutions were designed specifically to help schools, institutions, and organizations virtually check on anyone in a matter of seconds through HIPAA-compliant health assessments and safety alerts.
Whether it be vaccination document collection and verification, COVID-19 negative test upload compliance, behavioral health screening or community-wide mass communication, WellCheck reduces significant administrative burden by systematically distributing internal procedures and protocols with an automated, customizable screening platform that allows organizations and businesses to effectively mitigate risk and route resources.
Our Health and Safety Digital Solutions History
PinPoint is an enterprise software solution designed to virtually check-in an entire organization in seconds during an emergency launched in 2015. Developed by an educator, PinPoint was conceived to enable schools to account for all students in the event of an active threat. In a school setting, teachers can use email or SMS messaging to check-in all students who are with them, provide their location, send pictures, and ask for medical help if necessary. Administrators and law enforcement can use our dashboard to track whether all students are safe and accounted for.
Today, schools, businesses, and other organizations use PinPoint to provide two-way communication and a mobile panic button during all kinds of emergencies, including active threats and natural disasters. PinPoint also partners with law enforcement to help your organization conduct regular emergency preparedness drills where you can practice using our software.
School and workplace violence is a growing threat, and safety is no longer limited to a security presence at the front door. Our preparedness solutions offer peace of mind by helping your organization respond effectively to an emergency.
In 2019, we launched WellCheck as a HIPAA-compliant digital health and wellness screening tool. Today, it’s used by business, government, and other organizations to conduct a wide array of ongoing health checks.
Companies use it to promote workplace safety and manage staffing needs. For example, if an employee gets injured at work, WellCheck lets the employer check in on the employee’s recovery and issue reminders to do physical therapy exercises. County health departments use it to screen residents for mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence, then direct those residents to resources. Many organizations also use it for emergency notifications. Our respondent data dashboard lets you instantly assess the health of your entire population and stay aware of any changes.
The possibilities are vast, and we’re excited to partner with organizations to develop new uses for this highly customizable platform. Our cross-platform web app offers a simple, HIPAA-compliant way to screen for a variety of health-related concerns and route users to response-specific protocols, creating a safer and healthier workplace. WellCheck is easy to implement, so most clients can be up and running within hours.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a new dimension to workplace health and safety. In 2020, we launched VaccineCheck, using WellCheck’s HIPAA-compliant technology for COVID symptom screening, testing reminders and results, vaccine verification, and return-to-work procedures. As well as organizations, many individuals use VaccineCheck’s Digital Health Pass to securely and privately display proof of vaccination for travel and other situations.
VaccineCheck verifies vaccinations with more than 60 state and local vaccine registries – even if the original vaccination record has been lost or damaged. Each Digital Health Pass is approved by a medical professional and contains a QR code that can be scanned by any QR code reader.
VaccineCheck for Business, Schools, and Events offers flexible solutions (including white-label options) to verify employees’ and visitors’ health status. Our platform enables you to screen your workforce and visitors, verify vaccination status, manage vaccine exemptions, issue testing reminders, and analyze data at a glance with our compliance tracking dashboard.
Our Team
We believe our team is the most important ingredient for our success, and could not be more grateful for finding and working with this special group of people.
CEO
Chris Nickerson is a tireless entrepreneur with innate passion and instincts for not only identifying business opportunities but establishing a solid vision and carrying it out. He founded TrainingPro in 2000 after identifying a need in the professional training industry. He grew TrainingPro to be the national leader in mortgage education, expanding from doing business in two states in 2000 to all 50 states less than a decade later.
Mr. Nickerson is an accomplished businessman with proven operational skills, flexible growth strategies and the ability to motivate a team. He has become an advisor, venture capitalist and mentor to aspiring business owners.
He was named a finalist by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2004 and 2007 Awards in Maryland. TrainingPro was placed on Baltimore Smart CEO magazine’s “Future 50” list in 2004, and again in 2005, based on its rapid growth of sales and employees over that period. TrainingPro was listed in the 2006 Inc. Magazines Inc 500 list for fastest growing companies. He served on the Board of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), a national organization that helps young people from low-income communities build skills and unlock their entrepreneurial creativity.
Mr. Nickerson has held several different NASD securities licenses, including series 7, 63, 65, 31 and 24, as well as a life and health insurance license.
CIO
Lance Cassell is an accomplished technology executive with over 20 years of Product and Business Development experience in the Compliance Technology, Enterprise Software and Custom Application Development industries. He is a technologist with a proven track record of dynamic product leadership, building relationships, developing partnerships, and a solid reputation for increasing revenues and key client retention.
He began his career at TrainingPro.com, where along with Nickerson, and soon a team of amazing people, helped grow the company from a startup launched in a dining room to a booming national solutions provider.
Mr. Cassell served on the Greater Baltimore Committee's Technology and Innovation Subcommittee for many years. Next, he shifted his focus to disruptive video technology while staying involved in digital learning platforms, cloud services and data capital. When Dell and EMC merged, he was then offered the opportunity to lead business development strategy and client acquisition operations for Dell Technologies, guiding vast organizations in the mid-Atlantic region down the path towards Digital Transformation. Clients included Under Armour, Johns Hopkins, Laureate Education, University of Maryland Medical Center and the Baltimore Ravens. Prior to WellCheck, he worked for a data science company focused on using artificial intelligence in the realms of Software Engineering, Technology & Process Transformation, Workforce Development, and Application Modernization. A creative entrepreneur passionate about safety, security, innovative technology, and his family, he enjoys following world football and reading non-fiction in the morning.
COO
Natalie Santos Ferguson serves as our Chief Operation Officer at WellCheck. Ms. Ferguson began with WellCheck in October 2021, quickly becoming an integral part of the team. A resourceful marketing professional experienced in operations, strategy, business development, product leadership, and relationship management, she brings a positive, contagious energy that powers WellCheck forward.
Ms. Ferguson possesses a strong ability to propel initiatives forward, with a track record of increasing adoption and growing companies. Natalie graduated from the University of Virginia, where she was a member of two National Championship Lacrosse Teams. After beginning her career as a teacher, she soon found herself working as a Brand Manager with AOL, Influencer Marketing with Freeli Foods, and later focused on sports marketing with PowerBar.
Ms. Ferguson resides in Northern Baltimore County, where she enjoys coaching lacrosse, being a good friend, and driving fast, while being supermom to her family and three dogs.
CTO
As our Chief Technology Officer, Tan Lu brings 15 years of experience in building enterprise IT solutions, and has led teams to build innovative products in various industries. Tan holds 13 patents, a MS in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from Columbia University.
At WellCheck, Mr. Lu is tasked with setting technology principles and controls that lead to innovative products that solve market-driven problems.
He lives in Owings Mills, MD with his wife and two children.
Director of Customer Success
As the Director of Client Success at WellCheck. Ms. Mitchell brings 20 years of Customer Service and Business to Business Sales Support experience. Darlene worked for Bloomberg BNA for 10 years, where she was the single point of contact for BNA’s largest law firm customers and the Legal Solutions Sales Consultants serving those clients. She has considerable experience with contract review, billing, pricing, web navigation, and problem solving.
Account Manager
Madison Bush, WellCheck Account Manager, joined our team in November 2021. She loves working with her clients, making their lives easier with our technology, and delivering top notch service, support and responsiveness with each. Originally hailing from California, Madison calls Nashville, Tennessee home where she lives with her husband, Daniel, and dog Rex. Madison is a cross fit competitor, and in her free time, is an amazing singer-songwriter.
Public Health Data Analyst
Abigail Hopkins joined WellCheck as a Health Care Specialist in June 2021. Ms. Hopkins is a graduate of the University of Delaware, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Public Health. Ms. Hopkins is passionate about wellness and pursues a Masters degree in public health. In her free time, she enjoys running, reading and travel.
Office Administrator
Melissa Carroll provides administrative support and oversight of all daily office operations at WellCheck. Prior to accepting her position with WellCheck, Ms. Carroll worked with several trade associations, such as the Executive Director (Pennsylvania Association of Mortgage Brokers), Office Administrator (American Council of Engineering Companies of PA) and Membership Associate (Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials).
Customer Support Representative
Maren Eells joined WellCheck as a Customer Support Representative in September 2021. Organized, responsive and friendly, Maren is a team player and always looking for her next project to master. Ms. Eells loves cooking, baking, drawing, and exploring the beauty of Southern Maryland with her dog Bailey.
Customer Support Representative
Jaden Prowinski, Customer Support Representative, began working at WellCheck in June 2020. Ms. Prowinski is from Southern Maryland, and she loves working at WellCheck because she believes she’s contributing to a larger purpose, assisting those in need all around the world.
Account Services
Stephanie Murray has worked with WellCheck for over a year now and enjoys making a difference in peoples’ lives. Stephanie resides in Richmond, Virginia, where she keeps busy by shuttling her children to various lacrosse and soccer tournaments around the region. While Stephanie was at Cornell she played Division One lacrosse, but now tennis is her sport of choice when her busy schedule allows.
Director of E-VID Network
Brad Davis manages the growth and development of our strategic medical providers partnerships throughout the country. The innovative E-VID network aligns forward thinking medical professionals with adaptive technology developers. These vital alliances provide clinical insight and ongoing support for the health and safety of the communities we serve.
Director of Education
Sara Madgey is an educator and entrepreneur with a passion to help others and solve problems. Ms. Madgey has over ten years of experience teaching at the elementary and middle school levels. She also works with teachers to train them on how to use and integrate new technology into their classrooms. Ms. Madgey started PinPoint Safety with the idea that emergency procedures in school systems could be improved with technology.
Get Started
As organizational health and safety evolve, we aim to help you meet whatever challenges come your way. We’re proud to partner with organizations in 42 states, 7 countries, and all industries, including Coca-Cola, various NFL teams, and health departments and schools across the country.
We know that health and safety are urgent priorities for many organizations, so our solutions can be implemented within days. Reach out today to see how we can help your organization stay safe, healthy, and prepared.
Client Success
Now more than ever, health and safety threats can cripple your organization. The question is, “How prepared are you to protect your workplace from these threats?” Take our Safety Preparedness Quiz to assess your organization’s plan for safety, health and emergency management.
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Re-defining health and safety’s impact on our communities. Backed by more than 30 years of enterprise compliance technology and safety experience, WellCheck provides an agile portfolio of solutions designed to protect, prepare, and secure with an all-in-one platform.
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