Insights & News in Healthcare Safety

Building a Better Guideline: How TRUST Standards Strengthen Clinical Confidence

Clinical practice guidelines shape care decisions throughout healthcare — from primary care to specialty clinics, from procedural suites to intensive care units. When these guidelines are developed...

Impact of Single Use vs Reused/Reprocessed Devices in Hospitals: Free Download

One way healthcare providers attempt to reduce hospital-acquired infections is to discard medical devices following use, rather than disinfect and reuse them. However, manufacturing, distributing a...

ECRI Examines Reliability of Pulse Oximeters on People with Varying Skin Pigmentation

Darker skin pigmentation can adversely influence pulse oximeter readings, leading to missed or delayed diagnoses and treatment. This health disparity has caused the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio...

Clinicians Are Leveraging This Time-Saving Research when Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

Evidence-based practice is a problem-solving approach to clinical care that combines the best available evidence with a clinician’s expertise and patient preferences to make informed decisions. How...

Trustworthy Clinical Practice Guidelines Begin with Medical Research Librarians

Guideline developers and medical specialty societies encounter significant challenges when performing systematic literature searches, which are crucial for developing trustworthy clinical practice ...

How Do Implanted Materials Affect Patients Over Time: An Update on ECRI’s Partnership with FDA on Materials Safety in Medical Devices

Comprehensive evidence-based studies examine safety and risks of materials used in implantable medical devices ECRI's mission to reduce preventable harm across the healthcare industry includes leve...

Safe Home Healthcare: Addressing Risks in Home Medical Device Use

Healthcare at home has become an increasingly popular alternative to hospital-based treatment, offering patients the comfort and convenience of receiving care in familiar surroundings. However, whi...

AI in Healthcare Applications and the Potential for Preventable Harm

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare promises transformative changes that could significantly improve clinical outcomes, reduce operational costs, and enhance the quality of car...

Developing Trustworthy Clinical Practice Guidelines Helps Clinicians Improve Safety and Effectiveness of Care

ECRI webinar demonstrates methods for effective guideline development Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are statements that include recommendations intended to optimize patient care that are info...