Health Populi March 14, 2023
Ten years ago, ECRI named the top 10 health technology hazards for 2013: they were alarm hazards, medication administrative errors using infusion pumps, unnecessary exposure and radiation burns from diagnostic radiology procedures, patient/data mismatches in EHRs and other HIT systems, interoperability failures with medical devices and health IT systems, and five other tech-related hazards.
In 2014, ECRI pivoted the title of this annual report to “patient safety concerns,” a nuance away from health technology.
Fast forward to 2023 and ECRI’s latest take on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2023. While technology is embedded in this list, the headlines have more to do with social, mental, and behavioral health than pure-play technology and devices.
Topping the 2023 list of patient...
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