Insights & News in Healthcare Safety

Striking the Right Balance: Navigating the Promises and Pitfalls of Fall Prevention Technology

Patient falls are a significant and costly problem in healthcare. In the United States alone, between 700,000 and 1 million patients fall in hospitals each year. These falls can lead to serious inj...

From Crisis Response to Continuous Supply Chain Risk Management

Risk rarely announces itself all at once or arrives on a schedule. It emerges gradually, surfaces unexpectedly, and evolves continuously. A product that once performed reliably may develop safety ...

Beyond the Bundle: Why Systems Thinking is Key to Fall Prevention

In health and long-term care facilities across the country, "fall prevention bundles" have become a standard of care. These bundles—sets of evidence-based interventions applied concurrently—are de...

The Supply Chain Decision Was Sound—Where Did the Value Go?

Supply chain leaders can likely point to decisions that were well made but failed to deliver the expected results. The option was carefully evaluated. Clinical performance and safety were reviewed....

Preventable Acute Diseases Are Rising: What Healthcare Leaders Need to Know

ECRI has just released its Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2026, highlighting the most urgent patient safety challenges currently facing the healthcare industry. This report is informed by evidence-...

Navigating the AI Diagnostic Dilemma: Why Governance and Critical Thinking Matter

ECRI has just released its Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2026, highlighting the most urgent patient safety challenges currently facing the healthcare industry. This report is informed by evidence-...

What Will Define Patient Safety in 2026? A Look Ahead to ECRI’s Top 10 List

Every year, ECRI’s Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns report helps healthcare leaders identify and prepare for the most pressing safety challenges impacting care delivery. Backed by data, expert insigh...

Evidence Is the Currency of Trust in Supply Chain Decisions Under Pressure

In healthcare supply chain, decisions rarely go unchallenged. A product is questioned after implementation. A price is scrutinized by finance. A clinician asks why a preferred option was not approv...

A Nationwide Milestone—And What It Means for Our Members

We are proud to share an important milestone for ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices PSO: with the recent enrollment of a participating organization from Hawaii, our PSO now includ...