Patient Safety

Getinge Subsidiary Recalls Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Due to Compromised Materials

Getinge is recalling IABP devices due to a compromised intra-aortic balloon causing blood to enter the IABP during therapy.

Patient Safety

ECRI Analysis: Healthcare Providers Are Main Target of Racial Incidents Occurring in Health Systems

An analysis of race-related patient safety reports by ECRI shows that both patients and healthcare providers are frequently on the receiving end of inappropriate comments about race.

Patient Safety

Medical Center Uses AI Tech to Enhance Maternal & Fetal Safety

Gadsden Regional Medical Center implemented an artificial intelligence-based maternal-fetal early warning system.

Patient Safety

Getinge Subsidiary Recalls Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps Due to Compromised Materials

Getinge is recalling IABP devices due to a compromised intra-aortic balloon causing blood to enter the IABP during therapy.

Certain Karl Storz Urological Endoscopes Have Changed Reprocessing Methods, Says FDA

Apr 5, 2022

The FDA is aware that the current reprocessing instructions for certain urological endoscopes manufactured by Karl Storz are being updated.

XSOLIS Achieves HITRUST Information Security Certification for Patient Data Tech

Mar 30, 2022

Healthcare AI company XSOLIS announced its CORTEX SaaS platform received an information security certification from HITRUST.

WellAir Launches Air Cleaning Device in Europe to Curb Airborne Pathogens in Hospitals

Mar 22, 2022

WellAir’s Novaerus Defend 400 combats airborne and surface transmitted hospital-acquired infections such as COVID.

ECRI Names Staffing Shortages, Clinician Mental Health Top Patient Safety Threats

Mar 14, 2022

Staffing shortages and the mental health of healthcare workers topped a list of current patient safety concerns released by ECRI.

Spokane VA Hospital Grinds to a Halt After Computer System Corrupts Patient Data

Mar 9, 2022

Activity at a Veteran Affairs hospital was significantly reduced after its computer system was downed by a data corruption issue, which significantly disrupted patient care practices at the hospital, resulting in restrictions on the hospital admitting new patients and an exhausted medical staff.

Challenges for Single-Fault Safety in Medical Devices

Feb 24, 2022

The challenges toward achieving a single-fault safe medical device—when it is free of unacceptable risk during its expected service life—can be daunting.

Patient Safety

Contaminated Medical Devices Used in Open Heart Surgery Caused Severe Infection in Patients

In October 2015, Canadian Paul Johnson underwent open heart surgery to correct a defect in his aortic value. Unfortunately, the surgery didn’t go as expected due to a contaminated medical device. And now litigation is pending.

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