Patient Safety: A Moral Imperative and Smart Business Strategy

White Paper from ECRI’s C-Suite Roundtables Despite decades of effort and the best intentions of leaders across the country, preventable patient harm remains a tragic, persistent and costly challen...

Is Your Organization Still Punishing Human Error?

Discover the Truth. Reimagine Shared Accountability. Build a More Just Culture.  Despite decades of progress, many healthcare professionals still fear blame when mistakes happen. The data tells a s...

Preventing Workplace Violence in Healthcare

Insurers Reduce risk and prepare your clients for new 2025 legislation Workplace violence in healthcare is on the rise, increasing liability and financial exposure for organizations. New state laws...

Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2025

Learn how to identify and address patient safety concerns in your facilities ECRI's Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2025 highlights the most pressing safety challenges facing both patients and staff...

Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2025 Executive Brief

Learn How to Identify and Address Health Technology Hazards in Your Facilities ECRI's Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2025 identifies the potential sources of danger we believe warrant the gre...

Hazard Vulnerability Assessment: An Expanded Approach Using Systems Thinking

Learn how to identify hazards and risks that are most likely to have an impact on your facility with a comprehensive methodology Per the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, healthcare orga...

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 ...

Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy through Deprescribing

Polypharmacy refers to the simultaneous use of multiple medications. It can lead to risks such as drug interactions, increased side effects, medication non-adherence, and cognitive impairment. Lear...

Diagnostic Excellence in Dementia Care White Paper

Learn more about barriers to timely and accurate dementia diagnosis, and how a systems safety strategy can improve diagnostic excellence. ECRI's white paper: Diagnostic Excellence in Dementia Care ...