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ECRI Now provides unique insights on pressing healthcare issues. In each episode, ECRI’s subject matter experts share their experience in relationship to the latest healthcare news.
Topics will range from ethical issues in healthcare, patient safety, infection control, healthcare IT and spend management across the continuum of care from health systems to non-acute care settings.
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May 23, 2023
Advancements in Telesitting Devices
When patients are at risk for falling or self-harm, hospitals may assign staff or volunteers to sit with them and call if help is needed. If those patients need to be isolated, as in the case of infection control concerns, sitters could be put at risk by being in the same room. ECRI’s Priyanka Shah, a Senior Project Officer in Device Evaluation, has been evaluating remote monitoring telesitting devices to address this need.
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May 14, 2023
Skilled Nursing Care Week: Fall Prevention in Long Term Care
Skilled nursing communities manage long term care patients with some of the most intense care needs, with the danger of falling being one of their biggest risks. We spoke with Alex Adams, an Aging Services Analyst and Consultant with ECRI, to discuss the challenges these providers face and how to balance care and patient autonomy.
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May 10, 2023
Cyberattacks and Networked Devices: A Question of When, Not If
As networked healthcare devices become more prevalent, healthcare organizations can be increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. We spoke with Juuso Leinonen, a Principal Project Officer in Device Evaluation at ECRI, to discuss how those vulnerabilities are evolving and what organizations can do to reduce their risk.
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Apr 5, 2023
Testing Stockpile Ventilators | The Pediatric Mental Health Crisis | ECRI's Mission Trip to Panama, Floating Doctors
In this show we cover 1) testing stockpile ventilators, 2) the pediatric mental health crisis, and 3) ECRI's volunteer trip to Panama.
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Feb 28, 2023
Isolation Gown Testing | Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns | Changes in Aging Services
In this show we cover 1) the testing of isolation gowns, 2) ECRI's Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2023, and 3) the changing face of the aging services industry.
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Feb 1, 2023
Testing PPE | Early Sepsis Recognition and Treatment | Evolution of Care from Inpatient to Ambulatory Settings
In this show we cover 1) testing personal protective equipment (PPE), 2) early sepsis recognition and treatment, and 3) the evolution of care from inpatient to ambulatory settings.
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Jan 9, 2023
CPAP Recall | Vaccine Administration | Top 10 Health Technology Hazards
In this episode we cover three key topics 1) Philips CPAP device recall 2) best practices for safe vaccine administration 3) overview of ECRI's 2023 Top 10 Health Technology Hazards list
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