FDA expanded its Early Alert pilot communication program for medical devices

Experts in medical device safety and early alerts at ECRI react to the recent pilot expansion The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health announced a pilot program last year called the Com...

ECRI experts present on safe AI in patient care, maternal care hazards, and human factors engineering at ASHRM 2025

Thought leaders from ECRI shared their timely expertise at the 2025 American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) Annual Conference in September 28-30, presenting sessions on artificial ...

ECRI Announces 2025 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, announced the winners of its 2025 Healthcare Suppl...

Improving Patient Safety Nationwide through PSOs

Designated a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services since 2008, the ECRI and the ISMP PSO helps drive improvements in patient safety by working with o...

Healthcare C-suite executives convene for ECRI roundtables exploring patient safety and quality care

White paper shares best practices and reflections from leaders on how prioritizing patient safety strengthens organizational resilience As pressures mount for health system leaders nationwide, ECR...

Improving Maternal Care Remains Critical in U.S.

Patient Transitions, Communication and Hand-Off Issues are Among the Leading Causes of Safety Incidents in Maternal Care In honor of this year’s World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) theme – “Safe care f...

Op-Ed: “Patient safety is a health system’s smartest investment”

ECRI President & CEO Dr. Marcus Schabacker penned an opinion editorial in Becker’s Clinical Leadership on the business case for prioritizing patient safety. He emphasizes how investing in patie...

ECRI Leaders Named Among Becker’s Patient Safety Experts to Know

ECRI is proud to announce that President and CEO Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, and Shannon Davila, Executive Director of Total Systems Safety, have been named to the Becker’s Hospital Review 2025 lis...

ECRI names new Chief Financial Officer Indrani Egleston

ECRI, an independent patient safety nonprofit that advances effective, evidence-based healthcare globally, has named Indrani Egleston its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ms. Egleston has over 25...