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

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

Patients receiving parenteral and neuraxial opioids are at risk of depressed respiration. Read more

Therapeutic ultrasound units convert electrical energy to high-frequency sound waves that penetrate tissues to produce pain relief and facilitate tissue healing through thermal and nontherma... Read more

Three additional organizations were honored as finalists for the 2017 Health Devices Achievement Award. Read more

Data, Data, Everywhere . . . There’s no shortage of data that care providers can access to facilitate patient care. What providers often lack, however, are tools to help them make optimal us... Read more