MedTech Dive February 2, 2024
The safety watchdog also identified inadequate or onerous device cleaning instructions as the second biggest health technology hazard this year.
Dive Brief:
- Medical devices patients can use at home, such as infusion pumps and ventilators, are the top health technology hazard of 2024, a nonprofit patient safety organization said Wednesday.
- ECRI named at-home devices as the top hazard in response to examples of harms such as medication errors with the use of infusion pumps that suggest products “may be too complex for laypeople to use safely and effectively.”
- The group identified inadequate or onerous device cleaning instructions as the second biggest hazard of the year, reflecting evidence that reprocessing failures can spread infections.
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