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Health Devices JournalHealth Devices Journal

►Health DevicesHealth Devices is ECRI's monthly journal for is ECRI's monthly journal for healthcare technology decision makers. Since healthcare technology decision makers. Since 1971, 1971, Health DevicesHealth Devices has provided healthcare has provided healthcare professionals with technology guidance and professionals with technology guidance and advice based on rigorous laboratory testing, advice based on rigorous laboratory testing, clinical studies, independent analyses, and clinical studies, independent analyses, and sound technical judgment. sound technical judgment. Health DevicesHealth Devices is is best known for its comparative evaluations of best known for its comparative evaluations of brand-name medical devices and systems and brand-name medical devices and systems and detailed model-specific reports of device-detailed model-specific reports of device-related hazards. related hazards.

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Health Devices Alerts Health Devices Alerts

►Health Devices Alerts is the world's most Health Devices Alerts is the world's most comprehensive international database of comprehensive international database of medical equipment-related problems, medical equipment-related problems, hazards, and recalls. Also available is hazards, and recalls. Also available is ECRI Alerts Tracker, the first ever online ECRI Alerts Tracker, the first ever online active recall management system. Alerts active recall management system. Alerts Tracker facilitates distribution of hazard Tracker facilitates distribution of hazard and recall alerts throughout your and recall alerts throughout your hospital, and automatically documents hospital, and automatically documents the actions your staff members take to the actions your staff members take to resolve them. resolve them.

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► The components of the Alerts program are:The components of the Alerts program are: Action ItemsAction Items -- reports of medical device -- reports of medical device

problems, hazards, and recalls problems, hazards, and recalls AbstractsAbstracts -- a comprehensive summary of -- a comprehensive summary of

medical journal articles medical journal articles Regulatory DataRegulatory Data -- problem reports from -- problem reports from

Regulatory Agencies around the world Regulatory Agencies around the world FDA Enforcement ReportFDA Enforcement Report -- recalls and field -- recalls and field

corrections from recent issues of the <i>FDA corrections from recent issues of the <i>FDA Enforcement Report</i> that are currently under Enforcement Report</i> that are currently under investigation by ECRIinvestigation by ECRI

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► For more than 30 years, ECRI has gathered For more than 30 years, ECRI has gathered and investigated reports of incidents involving and investigated reports of incidents involving medical devices (including capital equipment, medical devices (including capital equipment, reusable and disposable instruments, reusable and disposable instruments, reagents, etc.) from healthcare providers, reagents, etc.) from healthcare providers, patients, and manufacturers around the world. patients, and manufacturers around the world. As a result of ECRI's investigations, many As a result of ECRI's investigations, many manufacturers have recalled or modified their manufacturers have recalled or modified their devices. ECRI publishes many of these reports devices. ECRI publishes many of these reports as Hazard Reports and User Experience as Hazard Reports and User Experience Network™ articles in Network™ articles in Health Devices Health Devices and as and as Hazard Bulletins, Urgent Bulletins, and Action Hazard Bulletins, Urgent Bulletins, and Action Items in Items in Health Devices Alerts Health Devices Alerts . .

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Health Devices SourcebaseHealth Devices Sourcebase

► ECRI’s Source base is an online database of ECRI’s Source base is an online database of medical product manufacturers and medical product manufacturers and distributors and the types of products they distributors and the types of products they supply. Source base includes more than supply. Source base includes more than 14,500 manufacturer and distributor profiles. 14,500 manufacturer and distributor profiles. Source base profiles are updated monthly and Source base profiles are updated monthly and include company contact information with e-include company contact information with e-mail and Web addresses when available, mail and Web addresses when available, names of key personnel, trade names, and names of key personnel, trade names, and financial and general company information. financial and general company information.

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Healthcare Product Comparison Healthcare Product Comparison System (HPCS)System (HPCS)

►ECRI’s Healthcare Product Comparison ECRI’s Healthcare Product Comparison System (HPCS), an easily searchable System (HPCS), an easily searchable online database, delivers comprehensive online database, delivers comprehensive information and insights you need to information and insights you need to understand, compare, and purchase understand, compare, and purchase medical equipment. Search the online medical equipment. Search the online database by any term—device, database by any term—device, manufacturer name, medical procedure, manufacturer name, medical procedure, or model name. Updated weekly, HPCS or model name. Updated weekly, HPCS Online delivers the most up-to-date Online delivers the most up-to-date information anywhere. information anywhere.

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►Members that subscribe to the full Members that subscribe to the full SELECTplus service can request a SELECTplus service can request a variety of custom analyses performed variety of custom analyses performed on demand, with SELECTplus analysts on demand, with SELECTplus analysts considering your facility's unique considering your facility's unique needs and circumstances before needs and circumstances before making recommendations. making recommendations.

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►With this tool you can search the most With this tool you can search the most recent pricing information from the recent pricing information from the ECRI Price Paid Database. You will also ECRI Price Paid Database. You will also see purchase configuration see purchase configuration information in columns including information in columns including catalog numbers, component catalog numbers, component descriptions, quantities and line item descriptions, quantities and line item pricing if provided. pricing if provided.

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RFP DatabaseRFP Database

► ECRI has over 1,000 RFP’s available online. ECRI has over 1,000 RFP’s available online. These may be downloaded and saved to a These may be downloaded and saved to a Word document for modification. Word document for modification. Alternatively, we can assist you in modifying Alternatively, we can assist you in modifying these. You will notice that sections of the RFP these. You will notice that sections of the RFP which must be modified for each hospital are which must be modified for each hospital are in boldface type for easy identification. If you in boldface type for easy identification. If you are considering the purchase of a device for are considering the purchase of a device for which a proposal has not been written, which a proposal has not been written, contact us and we will write one for you if contact us and we will write one for you if appropriate. appropriate.

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Health Technology TrendsHealth Technology Trends

►Our Our Health Technology TrendsHealth Technology Trends publication publication focuses on recent trends in healthcare. focuses on recent trends in healthcare. This database provides the full text for This database provides the full text for the article your facility is interested in. the article your facility is interested in. When using the search engine, the red When using the search engine, the red bullets next to the search results indicate bullets next to the search results indicate the strength of the match to the key term the strength of the match to the key term and the search word is highlighted in and the search word is highlighted in yellow within the summary or full text yellow within the summary or full text sections. sections.

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Useful Web LinksUseful Web Links► Listing of over 150 useful web sites broken down into four categoriesListing of over 150 useful web sites broken down into four categories

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Device Experience (MAUDE) Device Experience (MAUDE)

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► ECRI's multidisciplinary staff of 240 people is ECRI's multidisciplinary staff of 240 people is available to answer your questions about available to answer your questions about healthcare technology issues. Whether you healthcare technology issues. Whether you need specific advice (e.g., "What should we need specific advice (e.g., "What should we do about this recall?") or answers to more do about this recall?") or answers to more general questions (e.g., "Where can I find info general questions (e.g., "Where can I find info on cell phones?"), we are here to help you. on cell phones?"), we are here to help you.

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