ECRI advocates for evidence-based approach to childhood vaccine recommendations

ECRI recently submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to an HHS Request for Information seeking input on the “Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Rec...

Siloed health records are harming patients. ‘One patient, one record’ is the answer.

Making the Case for a Unified Longitudinal Health Record  By Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, President and CEO, ECRI  A 58-year-old man sees his primary care doctor for fatigue and unexplained weight ...

Building Safer Medication-Use Systems

Resources from ISMP & ECRI On August 14, 2026, according to a public statement by the Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville, “an isolated medication error occurred in the pharmac...

Patients are especially vulnerable during care transitions. Don't let healthcare break at the seams.

By Shannon Kooker (Davila), MSN, RN, CPPS, CPHQ, CIC, FAPICVice President, Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Healthcare is full of handoffs. Patients move from home to the hospital, from the ...

Renowned Systems Safety Expert Professor Najmedin Meshkati, PhD, Appointed to ECRI Board of Trustees

Aviation, nuclear, and industrial accident investigator brings decades of complex-systems safety expertise to ECRI ECRI, a global authority on healthcare safety and quality, announced the appointme...

ECRI Expands Problem Reporting Network and Calls for More Data on AI Errors in Patient Care

As the adoption of AI in healthcare continues to accelerate, ECRI calls on healthcare providers, systems, and clinicians nationwide to report AI-related incidents Global patient safety nonprofit EC...

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...