Effect of emergency authorizations, hasty insertion of UV cleaning devices, and remote operation of devices prompt the ECRI Institute to suggest remedies.
Monday, February 1, 2021

"The solution may involve…modifying or ceasing the use of some of these technologies." - ECRI Institute

Complexity of managing medical devices, fatal medication errors and rapid deploymenht of disinfection devices are on the Top 10 list of the ECRI Institute's health technology hazards for 2021. See the list here.
 

Top 10 Medical Technology Hazards of 2021 Show Impact of Pandemic
Effect of emergency authorizations, hasty insertion of UV cleaning devices, and remote operation of devices prompt the ECRI Institute to suggest remedies.
 
 
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Must Reads

Auschwitz survivor urges nurses, doctors at risk of pandemic PTSD to rid themselves of guilt — Newsweek

Maine Med. asks nurses to attend training with anti-union consulting firm — WMTW 8

What frustrates nurses the most right now in the COVID-19 pandemic — HuffPost

Renowned nursing leader retires from Nicklaus Children’s Health System — Miami's Community Newspapers

Nurse Refresher Course hopes to bring former nurses back to the frontlines —  Oklahoma's News 4

University of Alabama Nursing School doubles in size to accommodate more nursing students — WBRC

Texas Nurse Practitioners work to end human trafficking through education and action — Jacksonville Progress

President Biden to tap nurse Susan Orsega as acting surgeon general — The Washington Post

Nursing jobs in greatest demand by specialty — AJC
 

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