Changes to Childhood Vaccine Recommendations Threaten Public Health

The White House recently signed an executive order that reduces the vaccines recommended for all U.S. children from 18 immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases to 11, reclassifies several...

HANYS Marketplace partners with ECRI to improve patient safety and reduce preventable harm in healthcare

HANYS Marketplace® has partnered with ECRI, a nonprofit organization advancing the safety and quality of healthcare, to provide New York’s hospitals and health systems with evidence-based solutions...

ECRI Names Cottage Health Winner of 2026 Health Technology Excellence Award

Innovative blood management initiative recognized for reducing waste through proactive interfacility transfers. ECRI, a nonprofit organization advancing the safety and quality of healthcare, has ho...

ECRI & ISMP Statement in Response to PCAC Decision on Compounding Peptides

The FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) decided to recommend adding most of the peptides under consideration during its July 23-24, 2026, meeting to the 503A Bulks List, despite subs...

ECRI Data Reveals Vulnerabilities in Suicide Risk Management Across Ambulatory Healthcare Settings

New patient safety data analysis can help strengthen suicide prevention protocols in emergency departments and other care settings  ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Patie...

Common medication errors with GLP-1 therapies: What patients and providers should know

GLP-1 medications are transforming diabetes and obesity care, and their reach is about to expand dramatically. Medication safety experts at ISMP, an ECRI company, have identified common errors and ...

Discharge Dilemma Ambulatory Surgery Centers Face: Your Patient is Ready to Go, but their Ride is Not

Picture this: a patient has finished an outpatient procedure and is ready to go home. But their ride fell through, or they have no one to drive them home. Maybe they live alone and figured they'd c...

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Infection Prevention and Control

Article appeared in Healthcare Hygiene Magazine May/June 2026 issue. By:  Hillary Hei, MPH LSSGB CIC FAPIC, Senior Infection Preventionist, ECRI Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a major disr...

ECRI Leaders Named Becker's Patient Safety Experts to Know – Again

For the second consecutive year, ECRI President and CEO Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, and Shannon Kooker, Vice President of Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety, have both been named to the Becker...