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Report Details Safety Issues with Health IT

[02/09/15]

Posted on February 9, 2015 in Health Information Technology

Written by: Mark R. Dahlby

In November 2014, the ECRI Institute¹ issued a report discussing issues of patient safety and adverse events linked to health information technology (“IT”) products. The report comes in the form of an annual list of top ten health technology safety hazards. According to the ECRI Institute, although many facets of health IT have a... READ MORE

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ECRI Institute Publishes Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2013

[02/22/13]

Posted on February 22, 2013 in Health Information Technology

Written by: Mark R. Dahlby

ECRI Institute has released its list of the Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2013.  The annual report is based on the prevalence and severity of incidents reported by health care facilities and information found in the Institute’s medical device problem reporting databases. READ MORE

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