Politico February 1, 2024
There’s potential danger in moving hospital care to the home.
The Pennsylvania-based nonprofit ECRI, whose mission is to improve health care safety, says at-home medical devices are the greatest hazard facing patients in its annual report on the Top 10 Health Technology Hazards.
It’s the second year in a row ECRI has put at-home medical devices at No. 1, reports POLITICO’s Gregory Svirnovskiy.
The case: With more people receiving medical care at home due to aging and an uptick in chronic diseases, devices intended for use in health facilities are now winding up in living rooms.
Caregivers and family members aren’t exactly experts in the tech.
“Severe harm can result if patients or their caregivers do not fully understand how...
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