ECRI Reports Staffing Shortages and Clinician Mental Health are Top Threats to Patient Safety

Annual list of patient safety concerns dominated by longstanding stressors on healthcare workers exacerbated by pandemic; report issued in conjunction with Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 13 t...

ECRI Releases Enhanced Value Analysis Workflow Solution

Scalable, all-in-one technology platform connects industry-leading clinical evidence content, pricing and comparison intelligence, and patient safety data and analytics PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—ECRI, ...

Disrespectful Behaviors in Healthcare Have Increased during Pandemic

Latest ISMP Survey Suggests Negative Impact on Safety HORSHAM, PA—More than 75% of participants in a recent Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) survey feel that the COVID-19 pandemic...

ISMP Vice President Judy Smetzer to Retire

Ann Shastay Becomes New Senior Manager of Publications

ISMP Adds Three New Best Practices to Its 2022-2023 List for Hospitals

New Items Focus on Oxytocin, Barcode Verification, and High-Alert Drugs

Errors with COVID Vaccines Lead ISMP’s of Medication Safety Concerns from 2021

Top 10 List Published in ISMP Newsletter

ECRI Names Cybersecurity Attacks the Top Health Technology Hazard for 2022

This year’s Top 10 report cautions healthcare leaders about safety concerns with IT-related security challenges, COVID-19 supply chain shortages, telehealth, medication safety, and other device ris...

ISMP Announces Leadership Transitions

Michael Cohen Moves to President Emeritus Role, Rita K. Jew Named New President

ECRI Finds Significant Gaps in Ease of Use for At-Home COVID Tests

Usability testing by leading patient safety organization finds significant differences in ease of use for seven popular at-home COVID antigen tests PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—As the consumer demand for ...