Acute Care
Built for the complexity of acute care. Focused on what matters most: patient safety.
Confident decisions. Empowered by ECRI.
When the margin for error is this small, safety leaders need more than good intentions — they need intelligence they can act on. ECRI gives safety, quality, and risk leaders the evidence-based intelligence, deep subject matter expertise, and unmatched device evaluation capabilities they need to make confident, patient-centered decisions. We don't offer generic best practices. We offer the rigor and independence that comes from decades of frontline safety science — so your organization can build a system that reliably protects patients and supports the clinicians who serve them.
How We Help
SafeSystem Solutions: Building systems that reliably protect patients
Most safety efforts treat harm as something to respond to. SafeSystem Solutions is built on a different premise: that the right system, properly designed, prevents harm from occurring in the first place. ECRI brings independent, evidence-based expertise to help acute care organizations fix system vulnerabilities before they reach patients, strengthen safety culture, and reduce errors with the most trusted resources in the field.
Unmatched device evaluation. Unbiased intelligence. Better decisions.
When the stakes of a wrong technology decision fall on patients, you need more than a vendor's recommendation. As the only independent nonprofit with medical device evaluation labs in North America, ECRI delivers unmatched device evaluation and clinical evidence capabilities — so your team has the objective intelligence needed to make safer, more confident decisions.
Data Informs. Insights Empower. ECRI Delivers.
The Only
organization designated as both an Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) and Patient Safety Organization (PSO).
The Only
independent medical device testing laboratory with locations in North America and Asia Pacific.
8M and counting
safety events comprise our PSO dataset, the largest in the industry.
Education resources to empower your team.
Discover trusted education resources developed by our expert team. From virtual courses to certification programs and specialized risk management programs, we offer diverse training options for addressing key challenges across care settings. Topics span patient safety, human factors engineering, medication management, and infection prevention, with select programs offering Continuing Education credits.
Empowering Healthcare Leaders
“With consistent encouragement from ECRI, a safety initiative was adopted to take a candid snapshot of our institution’s current safety status, identify areas for improvement, and develop targeted action plans based on findings.”
- CMO and Patient Safety Officer, Nonprofit Health System
Building Safer Systems: Strengthening Medication-Use Practices at Nicklaus Children’s
Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns 2026
Is Your Organization Still Punishing Human Error?
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