Fact Based List:

ECRI Institute: Top 10 Health Technology Hazards Report for 2014

  1. Alarm Hazards
  2. Infusion Pump Medication Errors
  3. CT Radiation Exposure in Pediatric Patients
  4. Data Integrity Failures in EHRs and other Health IT Systems
  5. Occupational Radiation Hazards in Hybrid ORs
  6. Inadequate Reprocessing of Endoscopes and Surgical Instruments
  7. Neglecting Change Management for Networked Devices and Systems
  8. Risks to Pediatric Patients from "Adult" Technologies
  9. Robotic Surgery Complications due to Insufficient Training
  10. Retained Devices and Unretrieved Fragments

Source: ECRI Institute
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