At press time, ECRI released its annual list of top 10 patient safety issues. At the top again was alarms; something that has been a concern for ECRI over the course of several lists. This time, the issue list focuses on the policies and practices around alarms. Other familiar items on the list include Health IT — a concern to regulators like The Joint Commission, which issued Sentinel Event Alert related to Health IT last month.
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