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...

ISMP Announces 27th Annual Cheers Award Recipients

Awardees Focused on Vaccine Safety, Opioid Management, Technology The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce the 27th Annual Cheers Award winners, who have worked to si...

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...

ISMP Releases Bi-Annual Report on Vaccination Errors that Reveals Mistakes with Newer Vaccines

As this year’s cold and flu season is underway and new COVID variants continue to emerge, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is raising awareness that more needs to be done to reduc...

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...

ISMP Welcomes Jana O’Hara as New Director of Consulting and Education

Organization also Congratulates Two Longtime Nurse Leaders on Retirement

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...