ECRI Institute releases new equipment recall management tool
Editor's Note
ECRI Institute (Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania) on May 23 released its new recall management tool, Automatch for Equipment.
The tool automatically identifies equipment models and supplies in a healthcare facility’s inventory that are impacted by an alert or recall, and notifies designated department staff.
Automatch for Equipment is the newest enhancement to ECRI Institute’s Alerts Tracker automated recall management solution.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA -The faster a hospital responds to a product safety alert or recall, the safer its patients are. But with dozens of alerts and recalls issued every week by FDA, manufacturers, and other organizations, how can busy hospital staff quickly see which ones have the potential to affect their own patients?
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