10 Medical Hazards to Steer Clear of in 2015

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Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States, killing more people than everything but cancer and heart disease. The reasons behind those errors include everything from drug-delivery mix-ups to ignored medical device alarms.
While human error plays a large part in such mistakes, technology also plays a role in many of them. On that note, the healthcare research organization ECRI Institute rounds up an annual list of the Top 10 Health Technology Hazards. Here, we have summarized the most recent list, providing information specifically related to medical device development.
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