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Too-Rapid Adoption Of Telehealth Can Lead To Suboptimal Patient Care, ECRI Says

FDA has also revoked some EUAs after a closer look at authorized device, group warns

 
• By Sue Darcey

Telehealth programs may cause risks to patients if they don’t provide sufficient user training or prove unable to overcome technology inequalities, ECRI says.

Some telehealth technologies may not work for all patients, says patient safety group ECRI

Physicians and hospitals rapidly adopted telehealth technologies for patient care after March 2020 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But the rapid uptake came with several drawbacks that could pose risks to patient health, says a recently-released report by the patient safety group ECRI.

The surge in adoption was driven by the need to conserve personal protective equipment (PPE), protect clinical personnel and patients, and to continue providing health care services during stay-at-home orders,...

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