Healthcare Innovation February 1, 2024
ECRI’s Top 10 list also includes concerns related to artificial intelligence and data security
Usability challenges with medical devices in the home tops the 2024 list of health technology hazards in a report from ECRI, a nonprofit patient safety organization. The Top 10 list also includes concerns related to artificial intelligence and data security.
The nonprofit ECRI says it follows a rigorous review process to select topics, drawing insight from incident investigations, reporting databases, and independent medical device testing.
As the number of adults living with chronic conditions increases, medical devices such as infusion pumps and ventilators are now being used in the home, sometimes by caregivers and patients who have not been sufficiently trained, ECRI says.
Most medical devices...
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