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TestingColorVision.com (TCV) is in the business of helping hospitals test their employees for color vision deficiencies efficiently. We know how important it is to meet regulations in a cost effective manner and TCV is here to help you. With our pseudoisochromatic color vision test (Ishihara compatible), you can test thousands of people in one day from the convenience of any computer in the hospital, or even the employees’ homes. Our online platform allows you to test employees immediately within the administrator’s office, through a learning management system, or easily send an email to all of your staff with a few simple steps. Here is a brief, 2 page PDF explaining why testing for color vision deficiencies in the healthcare industry is important and the different accreditation requirements; The Truth About Color Vision in Healthcare.


Currently, we help hospitals meet two accreditations’ requirements for color vision testing:

 
The Joint Commission
College of American Pathologist (CAP)
 
If you know of other accreditations that require color vision testing, please let us know. We’ll make sure that we can help you meet their requirement for color vision testing also.
 
Our color vision test is developed by us using the highest quality design software and created specifically for computer use. If you find other color vision tests online, it is highly likely that the images have been scanned from a book. During the scanning process, the validity and reliability of the tests have been lost due to the inability of scanners to capture the exact confusion color coordinates. Plus, many of the tests online have been copied and scanned illegally. TCV’s test is designed on a computer for computer use, by a noted color vision expert. If your hospital is interested in using TCV to satisfy your color vision testing requirements, please email us using the contact form with your hospital email and we'll be happy to let you try a test for free.
 
Would your hospital like to integrate the color vision test into your learning management system (LMS)? TCV can do that, as well. Our programming team has developed many different modules for all different types of LMSs (ex. SABA, Moodle). The most recent color vision test module we developed was for the third largest hospital chain in the U.S., Kaiser Permanente.
 
Why is testing for color vision deficiencies in healthcare so important?
 
Here is a brief, 2 page PDF explaining the different situations where color vision is critical and the importance of color vision in the hospital environment; The Truth About Color Vision in Healthcare. People with normal color vision take it for granted and don't realize the obstacles of being colorblind as a nurse, lab technician, or doctor. There are two peer-reviewed journal articles written by Dr. John Spalding, a colorblind general physician, that do a fantastic job describing the difficulties and dangers of being colorblind in the healthcare industry. The PDF can be downloaded by clicking on each title: Colour Vision Deficiency in the Medical Profession and Confessions of a Colorblind Physician. More about the importance of color vision deficiencies in the healthcare industry can be found on Dr. John Spalding's website, http://colourmed.com/overview.html.
 

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