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 E-Mail IMAGE:  "Two large studies have now confirmed that screening can lower the chance of dying of lung cancer in high-risk people. However, people considering screening should know that a relatively small... view more  Credit: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CHAPEL HILL, NC -- A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues of hundreds of publications, incorporating more than two dozen articles on prevention screening for lung cancer with low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT), shows there are both benefits and harms from screenin...

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...

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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...

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