Oxygen concentrators research designed to reduce preventable oxygen-related patient deaths

ECRI partnered with Oxygen CoLab to conduct intensive testing of oxygen devices to identify and catalogue those best for resource-deprived healthcare settings   More than 1 million deaths occur ev...

‘Dismissing Patient and Caregiver Concerns' Tops Annual List of Patient Safety Threats

Report raises flags about AI, medical misinformation, and delays in care caused by cybersecurity breaches

ECRI Launches Total Systems Safety and Human Factors Engineering Solutions

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Forum Innovation Theatre to feature TSS, HFE ECRI, a global healthcare safety nonprofit organization, launched expanded solutions in Total Systems Safety ...

Modern Healthcare award honors ECRI supply chain solutions

ECRI was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best in Business of 2024 in the Supply Chain category. Modern Healthcare grants the awards to celebrate organizations that drive innovation, e...

ECRI relocating global headquarters in the Philadelphia area

Healthcare nonprofit ECRI is relocating its global headquarters from Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania to a new location in the Philadelphia area in 2025. ECRI sold its headquarters building, located ...

Artificial intelligence tops 2025 health technology hazards list

ECRI’s annual report detailing the most pressing health technology risks includes home-use of medical devices, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, counterfeit medical products, and more Artificial int...

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...

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...

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 ...