Compounded Peptide Products Marketed as Wellness Therapies

The growing popularity of “wellness peptides” has outpaced the clinical evidence needed to support their safety and effectiveness. Marketed for benefits such as muscle growth, anti-aging, and recov...

Incident Identification and Notifications in Aging Services: A Systems Thinking Approach

Strengthening incident management in aging services starts long before an investigation begins. Yet, many organizations overlook the crucial first steps—prompt identification, immediate care, accur...

Patient Safety: A Moral Imperative and Smart Business Strategy

White Paper from ECRI’s C-Suite Roundtables Despite decades of effort and the best intentions of leaders across the country, preventable patient harm remains a tragic, persistent and costly challen...

Hazard Vulnerability Assessment: An Expanded Approach Using Systems Thinking

Learn how to identify hazards and risks that are most likely to have an impact on your facility with a comprehensive methodology Per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, healthcare orga...

Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy through Deprescribing

Polypharmacy refers to the simultaneous use of multiple medications. It can lead to risks such as drug interactions, increased side effects, medication non-adherence, and cognitive impairment. Lear...

Diagnostic Excellence in Dementia Care White Paper

Learn more about barriers to timely and accurate dementia diagnosis, and how a systems safety strategy can improve diagnostic excellence. ECRI's white paper: Diagnostic Excellence in Dementia Care ...

Exploring Systems Safety White Paper: Increasing Awareness of Work Design beyond Acute Care

Download your complimentary copy now to learn how a systems safety approach can drive continuous improvement within your organization. Improving patient, resident, worker, and visitor safety within...

Aging Services White Paper

Mismatched Needs and Services Can Lead to Harm Processes for preadmission, admission, discharge, and transition in care are at the very heart of every provider organization. These daily activit...

White Paper | Operationalizing High Reliability in Aging Services through Systems Safety

Download your complimentary copy now to learn how to build the HRO framework in aging services organizations. Healthcare leaders know that building a high reliability organization protects patient ...