Burgeoning Digital Health Field Poses Unique Medtech Safety Hazards, ECRI Says
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Interoperability challenges play into a number of ECRI Institute’s “Top 10” hazards to watch for in 2013.
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