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2016 05 Jan
Computed Tomography with Computer-Aided Detection for Lung Cancer Screening
Several medical societies recommend annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for certain individuals at high risk. However, the value of adding computer-aided detection to improve LDCT screening accuracy remains unclear.Executive...
2016 27 Feb
Care Coordination
For its fourth Deep Dive™ analysis of a particular patient safety topic, ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization (PSO) selected care coordination issues affecting patients throughout the continuum of care. Poorly coordinated care puts patients at risk...
2016 25 Aug
Medical Device Cybersecurity
WHEN WILL YOUR PACEMAKER BE HACKED ?In 2013, the Washington Post (among other news outlets) reported that Vice President Dick Cheney’s cardiac pacemaker had its wireless capabilities disabled when implanted in 2007 to eliminate any potential cyberintrusion...
2016 13 Nov
Automated External Defibrillators
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cardiac arrest, or the sudden and abrupt loss of heart function, is a leading cause of death in the United States.According to the American Heart Association (AHA), about 326,200 out-of-hospital cases of sudden cardiac arrests occur...
2016 13 Nov
Patient Identification: Executive Summary
For its fifth Deep Dive analysis of a patient safety topic, ECRI Institute PSO selected patient identification. Safe patient care starts with delivering the intended interventions to the right person. Yet, the risk of wrong-patient errors is ever-present...
2017 19 Sep
Ransomware attacks:How to protect your systems
What are the steps to take when there is a ransomware attack? Device systems: What is ransomware? Ransomware is a form of computer malware used to make data, software, and IT assets unavailable to users. It uses encryption of data to hold systems...