But we have some new additions to this year’s list, including retained surgical items and patient lift systems. BOAQ spoke to several experts on the top 10 issues and about steps that can be taken to prevent them to guide readers in the upcoming year. This article contains hazards one through five. The remaining hazards will appear in upcoming editions of BOAQ.
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ECRI: Most wrong-patient errors are preventable
Despite there being a number of methods to correctly identify patients, wrong-patient procedures still occur with distressing frequency. Many if not all of these errors are preventable, yet they still came in third on this year’s sentinel event list.
Infusion errors, instrument cleaning lead ECRI list of top tech hazards
The ECRI Institute published its annual list of the top 10 health technology hazards for the industry. Readers will note that several of the top hazards in 2017 are the same as those in 2016. To guide readers through the hazards, BOAQ spoke to several experts on each issue and about steps that can be taken to prevent it.