HIT Consultant January 21, 2026
What You Should Know
- The Core News: ECRI has named the misuse of AI chatbots (LLMs) as the #1 health technology hazard for 2026, citing their tendency to provide confident but factually incorrect medical advice.
- The Broader Risk: Beyond AI, the report highlights systemic fragility, including “digital darkness” events (outages) and the proliferation of falsified medical products entering the supply chain.
- The Takeaway: While AI offers promise, ECRI warns that without rigorous oversight and “human-in-the-loop” verification, reliance on these tools can lead to misdiagnosis, injury, and widened health disparities.
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