ECRI has named Vancouver Coastal Health and Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering as winners of its 14th Health Devices Achievement Award for their joint investigation into high-risk medication over-infusions.
ECRI Institute and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) announce the successful completion of their plans to join forces. Under the terms of the affiliation agreement, ISMP will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of ECRI Institute.
Jonathan Gaev of ECRI Institute considers the evolution of medical equipment and healthcare technology management, and where the future of the profession is headed. This article is part of 24x7's 20th anniversary coverage.
A new ECRI Institute study, Safe Practices for Drug Allergies: Using Clinical Decision Support and Health IT, has identified safe technology practices to help reduce patient harm due to drug allergy interactions.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected ECRI Institute as a Prime awardee of the Network of Quality Improvement and Innovation Contractors (NQIIC). This designation will allow NQIICs to bid on task orders over the next five years.
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ECRI Institute has received a three-year contract to establish and operate a new healthcare horizon scanning system for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The Health Care Horizon Scanning System will help stakeholders identify at an early stage new technologies that have the potential to be disruptive.
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ECRI Institute is launching its first medical device evaluation laboratory outside the United States. The ECRI International Research Centre—which opens on Thursday, April 11, in Selangor, Malaysia—will evaluate medical devices used across all care settings in Europe and Asia.
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ECRI Institute names diagnostic errors and improper management of test results in electronic health records among the most serious patient safety challenges facing healthcare leaders in 2019. Released in conjunction with National Patient Safety Awareness week, ECRI’s Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2019 raises the profile of safety issues that pose risks to patients and healthcare providers.
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ECRI Institute announces that it has forged a partnership with International Consulting Management & Engineering (ICME) Healthcare to expand the use of independent medical device evaluations, patient safety guidance, and evidence-based technology management to nine countries in the Middle East and Africa.
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ECRI Institute has received a $2.4 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to provide the healthcare community with free access to clinical practice guidelines. With this grant, the ECRI Guidelines Trust, a repository of evidence-based guideline briefs and scorecards, is available to the public at no cost.
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A series of reports are making people aware that, over a 10-year period, about 83,000 deaths worldwide may have been caused by defective medical devices. Now, ECRI Institute’s president is speaking out.
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ECRI Institute has launched the ECRI Guidelines Trust, a portal to expertly vetted, evidence-based guideline briefs and scorecards. The healthcare community has free access to the website, which will grow over time as more clinical guidelines become available.
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Ronnie Solomon, JD, has held senior roles at ECRI Institute, including general counsel, and has extensive experience in building and shaping programs aimed at improving healthcare quality and safety.
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The solution will allow telemetry technicians to monitor heart rhythms and related alerts of at-risk cardiac patients to identify possible complications sooner and initiate interventions faster.
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ECRI Institute has provided conclusive research to help guide the U.S. FDA in its new report, FDA Report on the Quality, Safety, and Effectiveness of Servicing of Medical Devices. The report concurs with ECRI Institute recommendations that additional regulatory requirements regarding the servicing of medical equipment by entities other than OEMs are not necessary.
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