Advisory Board January 26, 2026
ECRI recently released its annual list of the “Top 10 Health Technology Hazards,” which identified risks associated with the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots in healthcare as the top threat to healthcare organizations in 2026.
Methodology
According to ECRI, the report focuses on “generic hazards,” or those that can occur based on risks inherent to the use of certain types or combinations of medical technologies. The report does not address risks or problems associated with specific models or suppliers.
To create the list, ECRI engineers, scientists, clinicians, and other patient safety analysts nominated topics for consideration based on their own expertise and insight by:
- Investigating incidents
- Testing medical devices in the ECRI lab
- Observing and assessing hospital operations/practices ...
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