Renowned Systems Safety Expert Professor Najmedin Meshkati, PhD, Appointed to ECRI Board of Trustees

Aviation, nuclear, and industrial accident investigator brings decades of complex-systems safety expertise to healthcare's leading independent patient safety authority ECRI, a global authority on ...

ECRI Expands Problem Reporting Network and Calls for More Data on AI Errors in Patient Care

As the adoption of AI in healthcare continues to accelerate, ECRI calls on healthcare providers, systems, and clinicians nationwide to report AI-related incidents Global patient safety nonprofit EC...

Changes to Childhood Vaccine Recommendations Threaten Public Health

The White House recently signed an executive order that reduces the vaccines recommended for all U.S. children from 18 immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases to 11, reclassifies several...

HANYS Marketplace partners with ECRI to improve patient safety and reduce preventable harm in healthcare

HANYS Marketplace® has partnered with ECRI, a nonprofit organization advancing the safety and quality of healthcare, to provide New York’s hospitals and health systems with evidence-based solutions...

ECRI Names Cottage Health Winner of 2026 Health Technology Excellence Award

Innovative blood management initiative recognized for reducing waste through proactive interfacility transfers. ECRI, a nonprofit organization advancing the safety and quality of healthcare, has ho...

ECRI & ISMP Statement in Response to PCAC Decision on Compounding Peptides

The FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) decided to recommend adding most of the peptides under consideration during its July 23-24, 2026, meeting to the 503A Bulks List, despite subs...

ECRI Data Reveals Vulnerabilities in Suicide Risk Management Across Ambulatory Healthcare Settings

New patient safety data analysis can help strengthen suicide prevention protocols in emergency departments and other care settings  ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Patie...

Common medication errors with GLP-1 therapies: What patients and providers should know

GLP-1 medications are transforming diabetes and obesity care, and their reach is about to expand dramatically. Medication safety experts at ISMP, an ECRI company, have identified common errors and ...

Discharge Dilemma Ambulatory Surgery Centers Face: Your Patient is Ready to Go, but their Ride is Not

Picture this: a patient has finished an outpatient procedure and is ready to go home. But their ride fell through, or they have no one to drive them home. Maybe they live alone and figured they'd c...