ECRI

Empower organizations with unbiased, evidence-based device evaluations to enhance safety and decision-making.

Transform healthcare environments by embedding safety into operations, culture, and decision-making to enhance patient wellbeing.

Enhance decision-making and optimize supply chain resilience through evidence-based insights.

Empowers healthcare teams with essential medication safety knowledge and skills.

Make Confident Supply Chain Decisions Amid Disruptions.

Provides essential medication safety information to healthcare professionals through specialized newsletters.

Enhances specialty pharmacy accreditation and minimizes medication error risks.

Enhances medication safety practices through expert resources and support.

Empowers healthcare organizations to cultivate fairness and safety through structured Just Culture initiatives.

Capabilities that provide independent testing, evidence reports, and technology assessments to inform procurement, safety, and clinical adoption decisions for medical devices and health technologies.

Products: Independent Device Evaluation

Advisory services, expert guidance, benchmarking, and risk‑reduction programs that help health systems identify safety risks, implement mitigations, and monitor outcomes.

Products: Patient Safety Advisory Services, Medication Safety Membership

Structured education, fellowships, workshops, and professional development programs focused on reducing medication errors and building internal safety expertise.

Products: Education Solutions

Recurring publications, newsletters, and subscription-based alerting that disseminate timely medication‑safety guidance, recalls, and best practices to clinical staff.

Products: ISMP Medication Safety Newsletter Solutions

Data‑driven analytics, benchmarking, recall integration, and substitution guidance to manage supply disruptions, identify functional equivalents, and optimize sourcing.

Products: Supply Chain Intelligence, Supply Navigator

Programs and assessment tools that measure, train, and guide organizations in building just culture, accountable decision‑making, and sustained cultural improvement.

Products: The Just Culture Company

Guidance, accreditation support, and specialized educational resources aimed at ensuring compliance and reducing medication errors within specialty pharmacy operations.

Products: Specialty Pharmacy Membership

Independent Device Evaluation

In-depth testing and evaluation by ECRI's independent device testing labs, providing objective, evidence-based insights to inform technology decisions and device safety. This service includes various features to support healthcare organizations in making informed choices regarding medical devices.

• Conducts Rigorous Assessments
  ECRI's comprehensive evaluations ensure that healthcare organizations make informed decisions based on thorough testing and analysis of medical devices.
• Provides Evidence-Based Reports
  ECRI delivers detailed reports that help organizations mitigate risks and optimize technology choices, ensuring safe and cost-effective patient care.
• Guarantees Independent Testing
  ECRI is the only independent testing lab in North America, conducting hands-on evaluations that comply with the highest safety standards.
• Delivers Prompt Evaluations
  ECRI’s Device Safety Engineering team provides fast assessments to help organizations make timely and informed purchasing decisions.
• Offers Forecasting Insights
  Stay ahead of the curve with ECRI's predictions on technological advancements and potential challenges in the healthcare field.

Patient Safety Advisory Services

Guidance and advisory services to stay ahead of safety risks and reduce patient harm through evidence-based resources and expert assistance.

• Receive Timely Alerts
  Alerts provide proactive identification of potential safety risks before they harm patients, facilitating timely intervention.
• Ensure Continuous Care
  Access to a curated list of safe supply options prevents shortages and ensures the delivery of uninterrupted care.
• Leverage Expert Insights
  Gain insights from leading experts in patient safety to enhance operational effectiveness and improve health outcomes.
• Receive Expert Guidance
  Utilize ECRI's insights from extensive safety data to navigate clinical and technical challenges, ensuring safer patient care.
• Utilize Comprehensive Resources
  Members benefit from extensive resources including tools and educational materials designed to bolster safety initiatives.

Supply Chain Intelligence

Safe, data-driven supply chain risk management and optimization, leveraging large, independent datasets to improve resilience and value.

• Identify Opportunities
  Utilize advanced analytics to uncover opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements in the supply chain.
• Access Comprehensive Data
  Leverage extensive datasets to inform purchasing decisions based on real-world spending and utilization trends.
• Enable Proactive Management
  Manage supply disruptions effectively by receiving timely recall alerts and securing suitable alternatives.
• Identify Alternatives
  Quickly find equivalent products to minimize disruptions and maintain supply chain integrity.
• Optimize Cost
  Identify potential savings opportunities and improve resource utilization via benchmarking insights.

Education Solutions

A suite of medication-safety education resources and programs to empower teams with practical, safety-focused training across care settings.

• Address Medication Safety Challenges
  Provides intensive, expert-led training to help participants tackle real-world medication safety issues effectively.
• Deliver Baseline Knowledge
  Ensures practitioners have the essential knowledge to promote safe medication practices in acute care settings.
• Provide Safe Medication Practices
  Offers affordable access to foundational training for practitioners in community settings to ensure safe medication administration.
• Provide Advanced Training Opportunities
  Supports career advancement for healthcare professionals through mentorship and specialized training pathways.
• Enhance Expertise
  Offers a range of professional development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge in medication safety.
• Customize Educational Experiences
  Engage experts to deliver tailored training sessions that address specific safety challenges for diverse audiences.

Supply Navigator

AI-powered intelligence resource that enables leaders to make confident, data-driven supply chain decisions amid disruptions.

• Optimize Supply Chain Decisions
  Utilize AI-driven analytics to enhance visibility into supply chain dynamics, helping organizations make informed decisions that ensure continuity and efficiency.
• Ensure Safe Product Alternatives
  Receive guidance on safe product alternatives to maintain operational efficiency and patient safety during supply shortages.
• Enhance Patient Safety
  Receive timely alerts regarding product recalls, allowing organizations to take proactive measures to ensure patient safety.
• Safeguard Supply Chain Operations
  Access a comprehensive database of functional equivalents to maintain care continuity even during supply challenges.
• Streamline Management Processes
  Integrate ECRI’s solutions within Workday to automate recall management, ensuring efficient workflow and compliance.

ISMP Medication Safety Newsletter Solutions

ISMP newsletters delivering medication safety guidance for hospital, community, and nursing settings to reduce errors.

• Delivers Timely Safety Alerts
  Keeps healthcare professionals updated with the latest medication safety strategies and alerts based on real-time error reports.
• Supports Nursing Practice
  Offers nursing professionals critical updates and resources to enhance patient safety and minimize medication errors.
• Targets Ambulatory Settings
  Focuses on unique medication safety challenges faced in community and outpatient environments, providing tailored insights.

Specialty Pharmacy Membership

Membership focused on specialty pharmacy accreditation and reducing medication errors. Provides expert guidance and resources for healthcare professionals in specialty pharmacies.

• Minimize Errors
  Utilize expert resources designed to enrich your medication safety protocols and practices, key to patient safety.
• Ensure Compliance
  Gain access to tools and resources that help you meet accreditation requirements, enhancing your operational standards.
• Enhance Knowledge
  Participate in specialized training that provides the latest insights and strategies for effective medication management.

Medication Safety Membership

Membership offering guidance and resources to reduce medication safety risk across health systems.

• Leverage Expertise
  Members benefit from personalized guidance from leading medication safety professionals, enhancing their ability to implement effective safety strategies.
• Utilize Extensive Resources
  Members receive a range of educational materials, best practices, and tools to promote safe medication use across their organizations.
• Conduct Self-Assessments
  Members can assess their current medication safety protocols to identify gaps and areas for improvement.

The Just Culture Company

The Just Culture Company empowers healthcare organizations to cultivate a culture of safety through its structured programs. By focusing on accountable decision-making and system improvement, this platform aims to reduce the fear of blame and enhance trust within teams, fostering a more resilient and equitable healthcare environment.

• Improve Safety Culture
  The Just Culture Company offers comprehensive courses, including certification programs, tailored to enhance healthcare professionals' understanding of Just Culture principles. These tools are designed to help organizations assess and improve their safety culture effectively.
• Guide Decision-Making
  The Just Culture Algorithm provides a clear, step-by-step framework to assess the quality of decisions made during incidents in healthcare settings. This tool aids in fostering accountability while ensuring safety.
• Measure Cultural Progress
  This benchmarking tool allows organizations to evaluate their progress in implementing Just Culture principles, providing metrics to drive continued improvements in safety and accountability.
• Build Internal Capacity
  The Just Culture Company offers a range of training programs to empower individuals and teams within healthcare organizations. These resources are designed to strengthen understanding and application of Just Culture principles.