Chief Healthcare Executive February 1, 2024
ECRI, the patient safety organization, released its annual list of 10 technology trouble spots. Marcus Schabacker, CEO of ECRI, talks with us about taking steps to protect patients.
More health systems and hospitals are looking to expand options to care for patients at home, but a new report points to some obstacles that threaten the safety of patients.
ECRI, a nonprofit organization focused on patient safety, released its annual list of the 10 leading healthcare technology hazards Wednesday. Safety challenges involving medical devices at home topped the 2024 list of technology trouble spots. ECRI also cites other challenges, including poor instruction in cleaning medical devices, sterile drug compounding, the insufficient governance of artificial intelligence in healthcare, and cybersecurity.
But the...
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