Search Tag: ECRI

Executive Health Management

Ecri-chief-executive-calls-for-patient-safety-changes-at-or-manager-conference

2023 13 Sep

Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, president and CEO of ECRI, the nation’s largest independent patient safety organization, will speak to perioperative leadership about “Where Are We Now with Patient Safety and Quality” in a keynote address at the OR Manager Conference on September 18, 2023.   Preventable medical errors are the leading cause of death...Read more

Executive Health Management

Global-patient-safety-leader-ecri-names-new-chief-technology-officer

2022 26 Oct

ECRI, an independent, nonprofit health services organization that provides technology solutions and evidence-based guidance to healthcare decision-makers worldwide, has named  Benjamin Dai, MS, TOGAF , its new Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer. Dai has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in engineering and information...Read more

Executive Health Management

Patient-responsibility-for-following-up-on-test-results

2019 21 Jan

A risk manager recently asked for guidance on the patient's responsibility in following up on the results of tests that have been ordered. In our response, we note that providers are responsible for reviewing and following up on the results of the tests they order. That responsibility typically includes ensuring that results that require...Read more