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Stakeholder challenges in purchasing medical devices for patient safety.
March 11, 2013
Hinrichs S, Dickerson T, Clarkson J. J Patient Saf. 2013;9(1):36-43.
Clinicians rely on medical devices to provide many essential elements of patient care. This qualitative study conducted at five hospitals in the United Kingdom found that responsibility for purchasing devices was diffused among several different departments, indicating that patient safety was often not the primary consideration in purchasing decisions.
