ASDSA Calls for Enhanced Medical Device Safety for Patients of All Skin Types
The ASDSA is calling for changes to minimize risk to patients caused by inaccuracies in medical device readings due to diverse skin tones.
The ASDSA is calling for changes to minimize risk to patients caused by inaccuracies in medical device readings due to diverse skin tones.
A patient using a defibrillator died at a southern-based medical center after the device erupted in fire and burned his body.
According to a stockholder rights law firm, Medtronic made a number of materially false or misleading statements about its business.
The ASDSA is calling for changes to minimize risk to patients caused by inaccuracies in medical device readings due to diverse skin tones.
ECRI announces its unity with the United States’ top safety experts in calling for a total systems approach to safety, a theme that was the central focus at the recent Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Patient Safety Congress.
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