ECRI's Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2025: A Critical Tool for Healthcare Providers across the Continuum

Patient safety is a cornerstone of healthcare, and each year, new challenges arise that require proactive action from healthcare organizations. ECRI's Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns identifies crit...

Start Talking to Patients about Advance Care Planning Today!

Advance care planning (ACP) is not only for older adults or terminally ill patients; all patients benefit from these discussions with their doctor to avoid making important decisions in the middle ...

A Deeper Dive into Active Failures and Accountability Using Just Culture Principles—Part II

PROBLEM: In our last newsletter, in the main article, Another case of nursing criminalization – Long-term care facilities must improve systems, not blame nurses - Part I, we discussed how a series ...

Ensuring Safety in Senior Care: Why PSOs Matter

Protecting the safety of the senior population is crucial, as people tend to be more susceptible to health complications, injuries, and emotional challenges as they age. Long-term care providers ...

How Do Implanted Materials Affect Patients Over Time: An Update on ECRI’s Partnership with FDA on Materials Safety in Medical Devices

Comprehensive evidence-based studies examine safety and risks of materials used in implantable medical devices ECRI's mission to reduce preventable harm across the healthcare industry includes leve...

Another Case of Nursing Criminalization—Long-Term Care (LTC) Must Improve Systems, Not Blame Nurses—Part I   

This ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® Acute Care newsletter article describes another case in which a nurse, this time working in long-term care (LTC), was criminally indicted after a patient died du...

Understanding Healthcare as a Complex System: A Guide for Healthcare Workers

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, every professional—including doctors, nurses, administrative assistants, and environmental services workers—plays a vital role in ensuring the well-bei...

Mitigating Third-Party Risks in Healthcare: Protecting Patient Care and Data

In the modern healthcare landscape, a large portion of critical services, from scheduling and billing to electronic health records (EHRs), radiology systems, and other essential clinical tools, are...

Enhancing Patient Safety through Systems Thinking in Healthcare

Every day, healthcare workers—from nurses to procurement specialists to security personnel—navigate a complex landscape dedicated to patient care. Despite their best efforts, healthcare systems are...