Medtech Matters

In this Medtech Matters podcast episode of Mike on Medtech with Mike Drues, president of Vascular Sciences, we’re looking at the latest annual list put out by ECRI, an independent authority on healthcare technology and safety, on their top 10 health technology hazards for 2024. The full list is available at the organization’s website, which is at www.ecri.org. Specifically, the following questions are addressed:What is ECRI and what is the purpose of this list?Number one on the list is medical devices for the home. Specifically, they indicate medical devices may pose usability challenges for home users, risking misuse and patient harm. Can you please explain why this would be number one on the list? What’s the issue with usability?The second item on the list involves inadequate or onerous device cleaning instructions. So this isn’t really about cleaning protocols, but rather the instructions that indicate how the device should be cleaned. What’s the concern here?The fourth item is regarding the sustainability