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 ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Horror stories related to medical equipment for new construction or renovations are far too common. Hundreds of thousands, even millions of ...

The ECRI Institute Patient Safety Organization has released a new version of its adverse event collection and reporting system. ECRI Institute has continued to update and improve its web-based patient ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Leaders of ECRI Institute and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) today announced a definitive agreement that bolsters both ...

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, ...

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 ...

Designed for hospital clinical engineers, materials managers, risk managers and executive-level leaders, the free webinar will focus on ECRI Institute's 2011 list of the top 10 health technology ...

Alarms are the top health technology hazard for 2012, according to an ECRI Institute white paper. The white paper, “2012 Top 10 Health Technology Hazards,” judged the hazards of different health ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...