Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2015

The ECRI Institute has recently published their Top 10 list of Health Technology Hazards for 2015.  They include:

1. Alarm Hazards: Inadequate Alarm Configuration Policies and Practices
2. Data Integrity: Incorrect or Missing Data in EHRs and Other Health IT Systems
3. Mix-Up of IV Lines Leading to Misadministration of Drugs and Solutions
4. Inadequate Reprocessing of Endoscopes and Surgical Instruments
5. Ventilator Disconnections Not Caught because of Mis-set or Missed Alarms
6. Patient-Handling Device Use Errors and Device Failures
7. “Dose Creep”: Unnoticed Variations in Diagnostic Radiation Exposures
8. Robotic Surgery: Complications due to Insufficient Training
9. Cybersecurity: Insufficient Protections for Medical Devices and Systems
10. Overwhelmed Recall and Safety-Alert Management Programs

It’s an interesting report worth reading.  If you’re interested in receiving you own copy, click on the image above or this link.