ECRI Volunteers Deliver Critical Care in Panama

A team of ECRI volunteers traveled to Bocas del Toro, Panama in May to support Floating Doctors, a nonprofit that delivers medical, dental, and veterinary care to underserved populations in remote...

Evidence review suggests COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women and their babies

Pregnant women are at increased risk of illness due to infection compared with other adults, so avoiding infection is essential for them. Until January 2025, the CDC stated that a COVID-19 vaccine ...

Study examines safety, cost and environmental tradeoffs of re-using versus discarding medical devices

ECRI assessed  evidence surrounding single-use vs. reprocessed medical devices in hospitals One way healthcare providers attempt to reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) is to discard medical ...

Analysis of punitive workplace cultures across industries signals improvements are still needed for healthcare workers

Research from ECRI includes call-to-action for healthcare leaders to repair punitive cultures New research from ECRI, a global independent healthcare and patient safety nonprofit, and The Just Cult...

ECRI names Prisma Health winner of the 2025 Health Technology Excellence Award

ECRI, a global independent healthcare and patient safety nonprofit, names Prisma Health the winner of its 2025 Health Technology Excellence Award. ECRI’s annual award honors a member facility for i...

That gruesome Magnetic Resonance movie scene from “Final Destination: Bloodlines” – is it possible?

In the new movie “Final Destination: Bloodlines,” one of the franchise's most harrowing death scenes features two brothers suffering a disastrous accident in a hospital Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imag...

Veteran healthcare program SALUTE from ECRI is spreading nationwide

ECRI’s SALUTE program launched a year ago to improve veteran healthcare by providing free resources and a collaborative learning network for healthcare organizations nationwide.  As the SALUTE netw...

Evidence assessments, key to separating fact from fiction in healthcare, get a revamp from ECRI

Newly expanded CEAs deliver insights that help decision makers cut through misinformation and identify safe, evidence-based interventions  ECRI, a global nonprofit advancing evidence-based healthc...

Building resilient supply chains amid tariff uncertainty

By Stuart Morris-Hipkins, MSc, ACMA, CGMAChief Solutions Officer, ECRI Keeping up with tariffs’ effects on healthcare can feel futile right now, as policies and market reactions change frequently....