Employee Health Screening release notes
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Summary of Employee Health Screening release notes
The Employee Health Screening application on the ServiceNow Store helps organizations conduct health screenings for employees, primarily focusing on elevated temperature checks to prevent infection spread. The application records screening results, informs individuals about building entry eligibility, and provides administrators with reporting dashboards to monitor trends and track employee returns over time.
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This solution is part of the broader Safe Workplace suite, which can be installed collectively for streamlined deployment.
Version Highlights and Updates
- Localization: The application supports localization in over 22 languages, including Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, and Simplified Chinese, improving accessibility for global workforces.
- Security and Quality Improvements: Regular updates have addressed security vulnerabilities, minor bugs, and access control list (ACL) refinements to maintain a secure and reliable environment.
- Feature Enhancements: Added capabilities include conditional temperature scanning, customizable messages, expiration of health verifications based on employee time zones, QR code scanning and reporting for entry tracking, and improved user interface elements such as confirmation pages with validity dates.
- Integration and Usability: Integration with Customer Service Management (CSM) portals, mobile app enhancements for Now Mobile users, and links to Workplace Reservation systems enable smooth operational workflows.
- Accessibility: Compliance improvements such as WCAG enhancements ensure the application is usable by individuals with disabilities.
Important Notices for Customers
- Organizations are responsible for ensuring their use of the application complies with all applicable legal obligations, including data protection and employment laws, as ServiceNow does not provide legal advice or guarantee regulatory compliance.
- Government agencies must confirm usage permissions with their Ethics Offices and bear responsibility for compliance and any implementation costs unless separately purchased.
Practical Implications for ServiceNow Customers
By adopting the Employee Health Screening application, customers can:
- Implement a standardized, scalable process for employee health checks aligned with workplace safety protocols.
- Leverage multilingual support to accommodate diverse employee populations.
- Utilize data-driven insights through dashboards to manage workforce health trends effectively.
- Integrate health screening seamlessly with visitor management and workplace reservation systems.
- Maintain security and accessibility standards to support organizational policies and inclusivity goals.
Version history for the Safe Workplace Employee Health Screening application on the ServiceNow Store.
Version history
- Version 1.28.2 - June 2026
- Fixed: Remediated non-Glide ACLs
- Version 1.28.0 - August 2025
- Changed: Minor ACL updates
- Version 1.27.2 - November 2024
- Security fixes.
- Version 1.27.1 - November 2022
- Fixed: Next Experience theming improvement
- Version 1.27.0 - August 2022
- Fixed: Quality improvements
- Version 1.26.0 - May 2022
- Fixed: Security bug
- Version 1.25.0 - March 2022
- Fixed:
- The Employee Health Verification was generalized to Health Verification. Fixed an issue where the previous name, Employee Health Verification, was still showing up on the Health Verification confirmation page
- Updated logic to avoid an unnecessary calculated field
- Version 1.24.0 - February 2022
- Fixed: Minor bug
- Version 1.23.0 - January 2022
- New: Localization for 22 languages other than English. Translations are available for features released up until the December 16, 2021 release.
- Version 1.22.0 - January 2022
- Fixed: Minor bug
- Version 1.21.1 - December 2021
- Changed: Updates to the translation engine
- Version 1.20.0 - November 2021
- Fixed: Minor bug
- Version 1.19.0 - August 2021
- Fixed: Minor bug
- Version 1.18.0 - August 2021
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- New: Localization for features from the July 22 release
- Fixed: Minor messaging bug
- Version 1.17.0 - July 2021
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- New: New options for conditional temperature scanning and custom messages
- Fixed: Minor bug with scanning for entry status
- Version 1.16.0 - July 2021
- Changed: Updates to the translation engine
- Version 1.15.0 - June 2021
- Fixed: Minor catalog bug
- Version 1.14.0 - February 2021
- New: Localization for features from the January 21 release
- Version 1.12.0 - January 2021
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- New:
- Ability to expire health verifications at specific time in an employee's timezone
- WCAG improvements
- Fixed: Health verification no longer shows 'not cleared' on Paris instances when an employee should be 'cleared'
- New:
- Version 1.11.0 - December 2020
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- New: Localization for features from the December 3 release
- Fixed: Minor bug fixes
- Version 1.10.0 - December 2020
- New: Ability to track and report on employee QR code scans for entry
- Version 1.9.0 - November 2020
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- New: Localization for features from the November 5 release
- Fixed:
- For Android Now Mobile users, the health status QR Code graphic is now centered
- Health verifications now appear as expected in CSM portals
- Version 1.8.0 - November 2020
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- New:
- New catalog item icons
- Localization for features from the October 15 release
- Fixed:
- When the Employee Health Verification Requirement is not met or expired, users are no longer able to display a 'pass' QR code
- The Employee Health Verification Requirement workflow starts consistently
- Other minor bug fixes
- New:
- Version 1.7.0 - October 2020
- New:
- On the Health Verification confirmation page, new links are available for employees to easily resolve outstanding requirements
- Localization for features from the October 1 release
- Version 1.6.0 - October 2020
- New:
- The Health Verification Confirmation page now includes the name and valid from/to dates
- If app_imt_mobile is installed, 'Screening' and 'Health Status' will no longer appear in the More tab of the mobile app
- Localization for features from the September 16 release
- Version 1.5.0 - September 2020
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- New:
- Show employee health verification on the CSM portal
- A non-CSM agent screen should be able to find consumer and contact records for health screening
- CSM agents see updated information on screening a person
- Find and change 'Employee' to 'Person'
- Fixed:
- The View Employee Status applet shows web Service Portal page instead of mobile
- CSM users are unable to see the health verification record producer
- Non-relevant health verification confirmation page and non-accessible link (i.e. Reserve a Space) for CSM users
- New:
- Version 1.4.0 - September 2020
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- New: Localization for features from the August 20 release
- Fixed: External email stamps no longer prevent the processing of actions from visitors
- Version 1.3.0 - August 2020
- New:
- Link to Workplace Reservation from Health Verification
- Support for Emergency Outreach application's Daily Health Verification
- Version 1.2.0 - August 2020
- New: Localization for features from the July 23 release
- Version 1.1.0 - July 2020
- New:
- Localization for features from the July 9 release
- Compatible with ServiceNow instances on the Paris release
- Version 1.0.6 - July 2020
- New:
- Visitor Management
- Invite visitors to the workplace
- Screen visitors for entry to the workplace on your smartphone, tablet, or computer
- Look up information for returning visitors
- Visitor self-screening
- Localization for features from the June 18 release
- Visitor Management
- Version 1.0.5 - June 2020
- New:
- Default health verification questions are available in a new record producer
- Support for QR codes
- The Employee Status table was updated for the Employee Health Verification feature
- Employee status service portal page
- Ability to scan QR codes from the ServiceNow Now Mobile app
- Localization for Employee Health Screening v1.0.4 features
- Version 1.0.4 - June 2020
- New: Localization support for:
- Japanese
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Korean
- Simplified Chinese
- Version 1.0.3 - May 2020
- The Employee Health Screening application facilitates employee screening for elevated temperatures to help prevent possible infections from spreading. Employees are screened, results are recorded, and depending on the results, individuals learn whether or not they can enter the building. Administrators can view trends with a reporting dashboard and track the return of employees into their facilities over time.
Notice regarding use by organizations
All decisions in connection with the implementation of this application are at the sole decision of the Organization utilizing this application. Organizations agree that use of the application is not a representation by ServiceNow regarding the application’s compliance with any law or regulation and any suggested language provided out of the box with the application does not constitute legal advice by ServiceNow.
Organizations remain solely responsible for complying with their legal obligations under applicable law, including (but not limited to) data protection and employment laws, and should modify any language within the templates provided to meet the Organizations' specific requirements.
Notice regarding use by government agencies
ServiceNow is offering this application to government agencies and their authorized users, not to government employees in their individual capacities. Use of the application does not modify any existing, or future entitlements or payment obligations for ServiceNow software or applications otherwise purchased by the government agency. ServiceNow shall not be responsible for any implementation or configuration costs associated with use of the application unless separately purchased. Government customers are solely responsible to confirm with the agency’s Ethics Office or its authorized representative that acceptance and usage of the application is permissible.
All decisions in connection with the implementation of this application are at the sole decision of the government agency utilizing this application. Agencies remain solely responsible for complying with their legal obligations under applicable laws and regulations, including (but not limited to) data protection and employment laws and regulations, and should modify any language within the templates provided to meet the agency’s specific requirements.