ECRI Expands Total Systems Safety and HFE Solutions
ECRI has expanded its Total Systems Safety (TSS) and Human Factors Engineering (HFE) solutions to address preventable harm in healthcare.
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CenTrak’s DuressRT Wins MedTech Breakthrough Award
CenTrak's DuressRT application won the “Best IoT Healthcare Security Solution” at the MedTech Breakthrough Awards.
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Surfacide Expands Disinfection Tech at MedStar Health Hospital Locations
Surfacide is expanding the use of its Helios low-level UV-C Disinfection System across all 10 hospitals in the MedStar Health system.
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ECRI Expands Total Systems Safety and HFE Solutions
ECRI has expanded its Total Systems Safety (TSS) and Human Factors Engineering (HFE) solutions to address preventable harm in healthcare.
EPA: Chemical in Medical-Device Cleanser Poses Cancer Risk
The U.S. EPA is alerting residents who reside near certain commercial sterilizing plants of the health risks EtO emissions can cause.
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Attack on Nurse Prompts Duke Health to Intensify Security
Medical staff experiencing attacks from patients is another concerning trend that other health networks have also witnessed.
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Scientists Devise Method to Prevent Deadly Hospital Infections Without Antibiotics
Scientists are developing a surface treatment to stop microbes from adhering to medical devices to prevent infections in hospital settings.
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National Evaluation System for Health Technology Coordinating Center Forges Medical Device Partnership
The National Evaluation System for Health Technology Coordinating Center announces a five-year strategic partnership with Aetion, a real-world evidence (RWE) analytics provider, to advance the use of RWE in the medical device and diagnostics ecosystem.
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Challenges for Single-Fault Safety in Medical Devices
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.
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Gunman Opens Fire in NYC ER Waiting Room
A man was shot in a New York City hospital waiting room during an altercation but did not sustain life-threatening injuries. No one else was harmed.
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WA Hospital Workers Filed Record Number of Workplace Safety Complaints Last Year, Unions Say
Complaints filed by hospital workers in Washington reached an all-time last year due to a lack of adequate equipment, along with other critical issues.
