Medical Device And Health IT Convergence Can Create Hazards, ECRI Warns
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Device makers must work closely with hospitals and health information technology vendors to help protect patients from clinical errors that could arise as more medical devices are integrated into hospital data networks, technology safety experts said last week.
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