Who We Serve
Industry
Independent evidence and safety intelligence for organizations shaping healthcare.
Objective intelligence for high-stakes healthcare decisions
Insurers, health plans, and manufacturers influence which technologies reach the market, how care is covered, and how clinical and financial risks are managed. Those decisions require evidence that is rigorous, current, and free from commercial bias.
Different roles. Complex decisions. One independent partner.
ECRI works across the healthcare ecosystem—from the organizations that develop technologies to those that evaluate, cover, purchase, and use them. Our independent experts, rigorous evidence assessments, and safety intelligence help industry leaders understand risk, anticipate change, and make decisions that support better outcomes.
Insurers & Brokers
Reduce clinical, financial, and liability risk with practical guidance, safety intelligence, education, and expert support for your insured organizations.
Payers & Health Plans
Make timely, defensible coverage and utilization decisions with rigorous assessments of clinical evidence, safety, outcomes, and value.
Manufacturers
Validate safety, identify evidence gaps, anticipate market shifts, and strengthen product development and market-access strategies.
How ECRI Helps Industry Leaders
Clinical Evidence
Make confident decisions with evidence you can trust
Save research time and strengthen decision-making with objective assessments of medical devices, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, genetic tests, procedures, and other healthcare interventions. ECRI’s analysts synthesize complex research using rigorous, recognized methods to help your team understand what the evidence shows—and where uncertainty remains.
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Technology Evaluation
Evaluate safety and performance without commercial bias
Gain objective insight into the performance, usability, and safety of medical devices, software, and supplies. ECRI’s biomedical engineers and clinical specialists combine laboratory testing, technical expertise, and real-world safety intelligence to support product, purchasing, and market decisions.
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Patient Safety & Risk
Identify emerging risks before they become greater liabilities
Use evidence-based guidance, safety-event data, and expert analysis to recognize hazards, understand contributing factors, and support proactive risk-reduction strategies. ECRI helps organizations move beyond individual incidents to address the systems and processes that contribute to harm.
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Horizon Scanning
Anticipate changes in evidence, technology, and the market
Monitor emerging technologies, evolving clinical guidelines, evidence developments, and changing coverage criteria. ECRI helps industry leaders identify potential opportunities and risks early enough to inform research, product, coverage, and investment strategies.
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Customized Expertise
Get focused support for complex healthcare questions
Engage ECRI specialists for customized research, clinical evidence analysis, device evaluation, human factors expertise, patient safety consulting, and other high-stakes challenges. Our multidisciplinary teams tailor their approach to your organization’s goals and decision-making needs.
Talk to an Expert3,000+
on-demand reports on new and established medical technologies
50+ Years
of independent medical device testing and evaluation
60%+
of U.S. covered lives represented by payers that rely on ECRI evidence
One partner across the healthcare market
Healthcare decisions do not happen in isolation. ECRI brings insight from across the product lifecycle—from development and independent evaluation to coverage, purchasing, implementation, and real-world use. This broad perspective helps organizations recognize risks, evidence gaps, and market changes that may be missed when decisions are viewed through only one lens.
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