Transforming Root Cause Analysis Through Enterprise Safety Management: Enhancing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiency

A Texas-based health system’s experience highlights the vital role of root cause analysis (RCA) in advancing healthcare safety and the transformative results of ECRI’s consulting partnership. RCA i...

Empowering Healthcare Teams to Prevent Fall-Related Harm and Protect Patients

Falls remain one of the most common—and preventable—causes of patient harm. With new federal reporting requirements on the horizon, preventing falls is no longer just a patient safety priority—it’s...

Building Safer Systems: Strengthening Medication-Use Practices at Nicklaus Children’s

The Challenge The safe use of medications is among the most complex and high-risk processes in healthcare. From prescribing through administration and monitoring, each step carries the potential fo...

Midwest Health System Successfully Reduces CAUTI Incidences with ECRI and the ISMP PSO

Problem Throughout 2021, the health system recorded five CAUTIs, resulting in a standardized infection ratio (SIR) of 0.563 for the entire year. By the end of Q1 2022, however, the system had logge...

Reducing Heparin Administration Errors at Multistate Health System

Problem A multistate nonprofit health system identified a pattern of recurring errors related to the administration of heparin, a high-risk anticoagulant, across multiple hospitals in its system. H...

Driving National Standards in Biomedical Engineering for Public Hospitals in Thailand

How a public facilities management organization strengthened patient safety and maintenance quality through ECRI’s Biomedical Engineering Certification (BMEC). The Challenge A leading government-af...

ECRI helps multi-state health system save 700 lives and $30M with sepsis management innovation

Problem A multi-state non-profit health system faced a significant challenge with sepsis management. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that requires rapid diagnosis and treatment, but the heal...

ECRI Helps 11-member Short Stay Collaborative Reduce Falls by 15% and Readmission Rates by 28%

Problem Short-stay care is an important part of what many aging-services providers have to offer. However, short-stay care is a different paradigm from long-term care, and it poses unique resident ...

ECRI Reduces Falls by 11% across 10+ Aging Services Campuses through Collaborative

Problem Falls are currently the leading cause of death and injury among the older adult population - approximately 36 million falls are reported each year among older adults annually, with more tha...