Fact Based List:

Erin McCann: HIT leads list of top 10 safety concerns

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 04/28/2014 - 10:05


  1. Data integrity failures with health information technology systems*
  2. Poor care coordination with patient’s next level of care
  3. Test results reporting errors
  4. Drug shortages
  5. Failure to adequately manage behavioral health patients in acute care settings
  6. Mislabeled specimens
  7. Retained devices and unretrieved fragments*
  8. Patient falls while toileting
  9. Inadequate monitoring for respiratory depression in patients taking opioids
  10. Inadequate reprocessing of endoscopes and surgical instruments*

Notes: *These items were also included in ECRI's top 10 health hazards list.
Source: ECRI
Source URL: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hit-leads-list-top-10-s...



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