ECRI Institute, an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, announced the winners of its first-annual Healthcare Supply Chain Achievement Award. The award ...

ECRI Institute's free public service conference to be held Nov. 28-29 in Washington, DC; Cosponsored by the Veterans Administration, Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, Health Affairs, the University of ...

Hospitals should pay particularly close attention to potential errors related to large-volume infusion pumps, an influential device-testing company has advised. ECRI Institute of Plymouth Meeting, ...

The health IT hazard that tops the ECRI Institute's top hazards list for 2014 is a recurring one, having been singled out by many safety organizations as something to beware. ECRI's 2014 Top 10 Health ...

BETHLEHEM, PA--(Marketwired - May 10, 2016) - Citing the rigorous human factors testing B. Braun Medical Inc. used to help redesign its Infusomat ® Space second-generation large volume pump, the ...

Health information technology holds enormous potential for improving patient safety, but only when implemented and used correctly. A new study from ECRI Institute spotlights EHR information management ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Sept. 21, 2017/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Selecting high-quality outsourced services, commonly known as "purchased services," at affordable prices is one of the more challenging ...

The ECRI Institute has officially launched a new database of clinical practice guidelines following the closure of the National Guideline Clearinghouse. But getting the database—used by doctors to ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health technology safety—from safeguarding medical devices and IT systems against ransomware attacks to avoiding misconnections of ...

The ECRI Institute has unveiled its Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2018, which highlights what the Institute feels are the greatest potential sources of danger involving medical devices and ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING -- Jeffrey C. Lerner cringes a little bit whenever people refer to his nonprofit organization as solely the Consumer Reports for the health-care industry. While the evaluation of ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ECRI Institute announces a $2.4 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to ensure that the healthcare community has free access to ...