ECRI Institute news and information

Seventeen Pennsylvania hospitals and imaging centers that joined forces to improve CT radiation safety have made progress in a number of areas, including better tracking of radiation doses, curbing of unnecessary CT scanning and developing of action plans for when excessive radiation events occur.
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The nation's largest hospital accreditation organization has issued a warning to hospitals about the dangers of alarm fatigue, which can occur when clinicians become desensitized to the incessant beeping of medical device alarms.
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While several of the technologies cited on the Top 10 C-Suite Watch List have appeared in previous years, much of the focus this year is on the economic impact of new technology on hospital margins.
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The growing adoption of complex health technology in hospitals is expected to reduce errors and improve the quality of care, but increased utilization of health IT-based technologies comes with its own set of risks for healthcare providers.
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