ECRI Institute news and information

Nearly 15 years after the patient-safety movement started, deaths and injuries from poor care continue to be all too common in U.S. hospitals. For example, studies show that between 21% and 63% of urinary catheters, which frequently cause painful infections...
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The humble stretcher used for transporting patients has gone high-tech and high-cost. The average price paid for stretchers jumped 20% over the past year as more hospitals purchased costlier models that have complex features, such as motorized drives or compatibility with X-ray imaging devices,...
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Have you heard this joke before?How do you know when a total joint implant sales rep is at the hospital? When the orthopedic surgeons' cars aren't the nicest ones in the parking lot.
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The average price paid for PET/CT systems dropped 27% from May to June as more hospitals purchased budget-friendly models of the systems during that period, according to the most recent Modern Healthcare/ECRI Institute Technology Price Index.
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ECRI Institute has received a five-year contract to continue operating and maintaining the National Guideline Clearinghouse and National Quality Measures Clearinghouse. Its duties under the contract with HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will include implementing more rigorous...
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The average cost of angiography systems rose 13% to $1.3 million in April, in part because of increasing interest in models that are designed for hybrid operating rooms, according to the latest Modern Healthcare/ECRI Institute Technology Price Index.
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The average cost for anesthesia units is 14% higher than it was a year ago, according to the Modern Healthcare/ECRI Institute Technology Price Index.
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Seventeen Pennsylvania hospitals and imaging centers that joined forces to improve CT radiation safety have made progress in a number of areas, including better tracking of radiation doses, curbing of unnecessary CT scanning and developing of action plans for when excessive radiation events occur.
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The nation's largest hospital accreditation organization has issued a warning to hospitals about the dangers of alarm fatigue, which can occur when clinicians become desensitized to the incessant beeping of medical device alarms.
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While several of the technologies cited on the Top 10 C-Suite Watch List have appeared in previous years, much of the focus this year is on the economic impact of new technology on hospital margins.
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