Systems thinking comes to life during ECRI’s immersive demonstration at IHI Forum

Attendees gain new understanding of how to spot risks hiding in plain sight At this year’s Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Forum, ECRI experts delivered an innovative session that broke ...

Op-Ed: "Cultural Transformation Can Fix The Broken Hospital Safety Reporting System"

ECRI President & CEO Dr. Marcus Schabacker authored an opinion editorial for Health Affairs calling for a cultural shift to fix the hospital safety-reporting system. He emphasizes that moving a...

Statement from ECRI President and CEO

Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD November 21, 2025  The current scientific consensus, backed by decades of epidemiologic research, is that vaccination is not associated with autism. Attempting to counter...

Patient Safety Practices to Prevent Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

ECRI analysis by Evidence-Based Practice Center covers oral care, dysphagia management, prevention bundles Nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) is among the most prevalent healthcare-...

National Academy of Medicine meeting features ECRI leaders and insights on falls prevention

ECRI leaders were invited to share insights on persistent challenges and opportunities in patient safety at a National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Leadership Consortium meeting, “The Future of Patien...

Advancing Rural Health: ECRI Collaborates with Massachusetts General Hospital on ARPA-H Initiative Developing Mobile Medical Units

What if we could deliver advanced hospital-level care to every rural county in America? That’s the question that PARADIGM set out to answer.  The Platform Accelerating Rural Access to Distributed a...

Northern Arizona Healthcare Wins National Patient Safety Award

Transforming safety culture earns Northern Arizona Healthcare ECRI’s 2025 Safety Excellence Award ECRI, a global healthcare safety nonprofit organization, named Northern Arizona Healthcare the winn...

Separating Fact from Fear: The Science Behind Acetaminophen and Autism Concerns

The debate over claims linking Tylenol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy to autism has caused confusion among patients and caregivers. ECRI conducted a comprehensive clinical evidence assessment...

ECRI Announces Winners of 2025 Alerts Impact Award

Annual award recognizes excellence in recall management among healthcare institutions worldwide ECRI, a global patient safety nonprofit organization, announced the winners of its 2025 Alerts Impact...