ECRI Web Tutorial
Navigating the Health Devices,
HDgold, and SELECTplus
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Key Features of the
Health Devices Membership
Health Devices Journal
► Health
Devices is ECRI's monthly journal for
healthcare technology decision makers. Since
1971, Health Devices has provided healthcare
professionals with technology guidance and advice
based on rigorous laboratory testing, clinical
studies, independent analyses, and sound
technical judgment. Health Devices is best known
for its comparative evaluations of brand-name
medical devices and systems and detailed modelspecific reports of device-related hazards.
Health Devices Journal
Article List
By Topic
Links to All
Issues
Listed by
Pub. Year
Current
Issues of
Journal
Health Devices Alerts
► Health
Devices Alerts is the world's most
comprehensive international database of
medical equipment-related problems,
hazards, and recalls. Also available is ECRI
Alerts Tracker, the first ever online active
recall management system. Alerts Tracker
facilitates distribution of hazard and recall
alerts throughout your hospital, and
automatically documents the actions your
staff members take to resolve them.
Health Devices Alerts
► The
components of the Alerts program are:
 Action Items -- reports of medical device problems,
hazards, and recalls
 Abstracts -- a comprehensive summary of medical
journal articles
 Regulatory Data -- problem reports from Regulatory
Agencies around the world
 FDA Enforcement Report -- recalls and field
corrections from recent issues of the <i>FDA
Enforcement Report</i> that are currently under
investigation by ECRI
Health Devices Alerts
(shown with ECRI Alerts Tracker Features)
Tracker
Features
(only available to
Tracker Subscribers)
Search
Current
Headlines
Access to
current and
past issues
Problem Report Network
► For
more than 30 years, ECRI has gathered and
investigated reports of incidents involving medical
devices (including capital equipment, reusable and
disposable instruments, reagents, etc.) from
healthcare providers, patients, and manufacturers
around the world. As a result of ECRI's
investigations, many manufacturers have recalled
or modified their devices. ECRI publishes many of
these reports as Hazard Reports and User
Experience Network™ articles in Health Devices
and as Hazard Bulletins, Urgent Bulletins, and
Action Items in Health Devices Alerts .
Problem Report Network
Online
Reporting
Options
Download
Forms
Additional Online
Features
Available to HDgold, SELECTplus,
and Custom Members
Health Devices Sourcebase
► ECRI’s
Source base is an online database of
medical product manufacturers and distributors
and the types of products they supply. Source
base includes more than 14,500 manufacturer and
distributor profiles. Source base profiles are
updated monthly and include company contact
information with e-mail and Web addresses when
available, names of key personnel, trade names,
and financial and general company information.
Health Devices Source base
Keyword
Search
Search
Filters
Index List
Healthcare Product Comparison
System (HPCS)
► ECRI’s
Healthcare Product Comparison
System (HPCS), an easily searchable online
database, delivers comprehensive
information and insights you need to
understand, compare, and purchase medical
equipment. Search the online database by
any term—device, manufacturer name,
medical procedure, or model name.
Updated weekly, HPCS Online delivers the
most up-to-date information anywhere.
Healthcare Product Comparison
System (HPCS)
Keyword
Search
Report
List by
Specialty
Listing
of New
Reports
Additional Online
Features
Available to SELECTplus Members
Report Center
► Members
that subscribe to the full
SELECTplus service can request a variety of
custom analyses performed on demand,
with SELECTplus analysts considering your
facility's unique needs and circumstances
before making recommendations.
Report Center
Access to
all 8 reports
View
Sample
Reports
Request
Report
Real-Time Price Paid Database
► With
this tool you can search the most
recent pricing information from the ECRI
Price Paid Database. You will also see
purchase configuration information in
columns including catalog numbers,
component descriptions, quantities and line
item pricing if provided.
Real-Time Price Paid Database
RFP Database
► ECRI
has over 1,000 RFP’s available online. These
may be downloaded and saved to a Word
document for modification. Alternatively, we can
assist you in modifying these. You will notice that
sections of the RFP which must be modified for
each hospital are in boldface type for easy
identification. If you are considering the purchase
of a device for which a proposal has not been
written, contact us and we will write one for you if
appropriate.
RFP Database
Health Technology Trends
► Our
Health Technology Trends publication
focuses on recent trends in healthcare. This
database provides the full text for the article
your facility is interested in. When using the
search engine, the red bullets next to the
search results indicate the strength of the
match to the key term and the search word
is highlighted in yellow within the summary
or full text sections.
Health Technology Trends
Other Resources Available
with the Membership
Financial Tools
►
Four calculators for performing equipment purchase and
utilization analysis
Slideshows
►
Health Technology Slideshows quickly encapsulate main
topics from recent studies
Useful Web Links
►
Listing of over 150 useful web sites broken down into four
categories
MAUDE Database
►
Online access to the Manufacturer and User Facility Device
Experience (MAUDE)
Still Need Help…?
► ECRI's
multidisciplinary staff of 240 people is
available to answer your questions about
healthcare technology issues. Whether you need
specific advice (e.g., "What should we do about
this recall?") or answers to more general questions
(e.g., "Where can I find info on cell phones?"), we
are here to help you.
 Call (610) 825-6000
 E-mail healthdevices@ecri.org
THANK YOU