Artificial intelligence tops 2025 health technology hazards list

ECRI’s annual report detailing the most pressing health technology risks includes home-use of medical devices, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, counterfeit medical products, and more Artificial int...

ECRI acquires The Just Culture Company to transform healthcare patient and workforce safety

ECRI, a global nonprofit organization improving the quality and safety of healthcare, announced today it acquired The Just Culture Company, which specializes in transforming workforce culture in h...

St. Joseph’s Health Wins National Patient Safety Award

Total Systems Safety assessment earns St. Joseph’s Health facilities the 2024 Safety Excellence Award from ECRI ECRI, a global healthcare safety nonprofit organization, named St. Joseph’s Health th...

The Four Greatest Weaknesses in the American Healthcare System Fueling Preventable Harm

Every clinician swore an oath to “do no harm,” and yet, while unintentional, preventable harm is inflicted on patients every day in healthcare.   For decades, valiant efforts have been underway to ...

Patient safety nonprofit releases guidance for navigating medical supply chain disruptions caused by Hurricane Helene

Updated October 15, 2024, with a new, expanded report The healthcare supply chain is experiencing shortages due to destruction caused by Hurricane Helene along the southeast coast of the U.S. Sin...

White House dialogue on healthcare safety moderated by ECRI

Key insights and patient safety commitments follow D.C. summit The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) convened health organization leaders, patient advocates, healthcare sys...

Message for Healthcare Leaders Following White House Healthcare Safety Forum from ECRI President and CEO

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy convened leading healthcare industry executives and Biden-Harris Administration officials for a Healthcare Safety Forum on World Patient Safe...

ECRI Announces the 2024 Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award Winners

Twelve U.S. health systems receive ECRI’s top honor for excellence in supply chain practices ECRI, a global patient safety nonprofit organization, announces the winners of its 2024 Healthcare Suppl...

White House panel at Healthcare Safety Forum to be moderated by ECRI president and CEO

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will convene key health organization leaders, patient and workforce advocates, healthcare system executives, and Biden-Harris Administ...