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ECRI has released it’s annual list
of >Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns” for 2021. (ECRI
2021). ECRI is quick to point out that this year’s Top 10 list is dominated
by topics having a relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s the full list of ECRI’s top 10
patient safety issues for 2021:
Item #6 “Telehealth workflow challenges” is a topic we’ve recently addressed. In our November 2020 What's New in
the Patient Safety World column “Telemedicine
Here to Stay But Use It Safely” we pointed out that one of the few positive
things to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic (yes, there are some positives!) is
that telemedicine has flourished. We talked about the advantages of
telemedicine but also pointed out the barriers and challenges to effective
telemedicine.
ECRI and the ISMP PSO reviewed a sample of 42
telehealth-related events and found several evolving themes, including:
Our November 2020 What's New in the Patient Safety World
column “Telemedicine
Here to Stay But Use It Safely” discussed challenges in telemedicine
sessions due to patients having impaired hearing, neurological conditions
impacting ability to communicate, and patient-related difficulties dealing with
technology.
We refer you to ECRI’s full list (ECRI
2021) for details on all the other top 10 concerns.
References:
ECRI. Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2021. ECRI 2021
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