For the second year in a row, cyber threats top ECRI Institute’s annual Top 10 list of health technology hazards. Read more

Digital radiographic (DR) systems use various methods to acquire electronic x-ray images, which are digitized for viewing, storage, or hard-copy printing. Read more

As detailed in last month’s issue, a team from Boston Medical Center (Boston, Massachusetts) earned ECRI Institute’s 2018 Health Devices Achievement Award for its development of a mobile app... Read more

Smartphones and tablets have become a vital tool for so many of us. They help us learn new information, communicate with others and sometimes just pass the time. Read more

By ECRI ECRI Institute has addressed many new technologies in each edition of its annual Top 10 Hospital C-suite Watch List. Some have panned out, some have not, and some, like Google Glass,... Read more

By ECRI ECRI Institute has addressed many new technologies in each edition of its annual “Top 10 Hospital C-suite Watch List.” Some have panned out, some have not, and some, like Google Glas... Read more

In honor of ECRI Institute’s 50th anniversary, we are spotlighting stories that made us who we are today. Read more

ECRI Institute’s research has identified multiple cases in which a mattress that had become contaminated during patient care remained contaminated after reprocessing (i.e., after cleaning an... Read more

ECRI Institute’s annual list of the Top 10 Health Technology Hazards serves two key functions: It raises awareness about critical hazards associated with medical devices and systems, and it... Read more

For any industry, a ransomware attack can be an IT nightmare. But in the health care environment, an attack brings additional concern: it can trigger a patient safety crisis. Read more