Advancing Patient Safety Surrounding Medical Devices: Barriers, Strategies, and Next Steps in Health System Implementation of Unique Device Identifiers.

Natalia A Wilson James E TchengJove GrahamJoseph P Drozda

Published in: Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) (2022)

Delineation of UDI implementation barriers and strategies provides guidance and support for health systems to adopt the UDI standard and electronically document UDIs during clinical care. Next steps illuminate critical areas for attention to advance UDI adoption and achieve a comprehensive UDI system in health care to strengthen patient care and safety.

Keyphrases

patient safety
quality improvement
healthcare
primary care
working memory
palliative care
social media
pain management