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The agency is rolling back emergency use authorizations for some Covid-19 tests, and decontamination systems used to sterilize N95 masks for re-use, among other devices. Hospitals will need a system to keep close track of which devices they’re using and which ones are no longer authorized.
Getty Images Racial and ethnic disparities in health outcomes and crisis preparedness are the top concerns for patient safety that health leaders need to address, according to ECRI's annual Top Ten Patient Safety Concerns for 2021. This is the first time ECRI has made differences in how health systems treat people of color a top safety concern that poses the most risk for patients. The not-for-profit patient safety organization recommends that health systems create health equity governance committees, and devote money and other resources to organizational efforts to address disparities. The...
Health IT Safety Leaders Address Changes Needed to Improve Integration of Behavioral Health and Primary Care ECRI's Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety and the Electronic Health Record Association release five safe practice recommendations News provided by Share this article (PRNewsfoto/Electronic Health Record Association,ECRI) PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. and CHICAGO, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New research by a collaborative of national health IT safety experts reinforces the urgent need for technology changes to enable safe integration of behavioral health and primary care. Integration be...
Share this article Share this article PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of medical products have been authorized for temporary use in the past year to meet the unprecedented need for life-saving equipment and supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, an internationally respected patient safety organization cautions that meticulous management of these Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) products is crucial to protecting patients, healthcare workers, and hospital operations. ECRI, an internationally respected safety leader, issues its annual Top 10 Health Technolo...
The State of Michigan is now doing a bit more than prompting you to wear a face mask. It's been promoting that to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Now the state is giving masks to anyone who wants one. The state is embarking on a program to provide what many health experts claim is a safe and effective mask, known as a KN95 mask. Healthline.com reported in October that type of mask has drawbacks. ECRI, originally founded as Emergency Care Research Institute, reported its researchers were finding as many as 70 percent of KN95’s imported from China fell short of U.S. standards w...