AAMI, ECRI report pinpoints HIT safety concerns
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and ECRI Institute have partnered in an effort to help medical device and healthcare delivery executives identify and monitor trends related to technology safety issues.
In a new report, Executive Insights on Healthcare Technology Safety, AAMI and ECRI Institute identify and address five major safety-related issues: alarm systems, Luer connectors, cybersecurity, batteries and recalls. The organizations chose the issues after an evaluation of recalls, safety notices, complaints, adverse incident reports, FDA priorities, and analyses of recurring problems identified by technology experts.
“The growing complexity of medical technology has actually triggered some new patient safety challenges,” said Anthony J. Montagnolo, ECRI Institute’s executive vice president and COO, in a release. “This report can help healthcare executives better understand where to focus their attention for maximum impact.”
The report’s introduction includes the following primary goals:
- Synthesize key insights on safety issues that tell an important story
- Share wisdom on key technology-related issues that merit executives’ attention
- Move executives to the front end of issues
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Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.