Each of the items on ECRI's watch list comes with a question -- something to keep in mind while you consider the new (or not so new) topics put forth by the non-profit research center. Which technologies are top of your mind for you as we delve into the new year? Leave a comment. Get the conversation going.
1. Disinfection robots
Do they help prevent hospital-acquired infections?
2. 3-D printing buzz
How many 3-D printers should you plan on for 2015?
3. Middleware is everywhere
Can it help you meet the national patient safety goal on clinical alarms?
4. Post-discharge clinics
Do they prevent readmissions and save you money?
5. Google Glass: Dead for consumers but maybe not for healthcare
Will your clinicians or patients see any benefit?
6. New anti-obesity devices
Should you plan to add them to your bariatric armamentarium?
7. Caring for Millennials with cancer
Should you create adolescent and young adult cancer centers to improve outcomes?
