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ECRI Asia Pacific Speaking truths that empower. A world where safe, high-quality healthcare is accessible to everyone. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

For more than 50 years, ECRI is recognized for its unwavering dedication to transparency and strict conflict-of-interest policies. The organization has earned a reputation as the trusted voice of unbiased, research-based assurance for tens of thousands of members globally using its solutions into risk management and patient care. ECRI consists of its medical device testing labs located in North America and the Asia Pacific with bio-engineers conducting hands-on independent device testing for safety and human factors usability. ECRI is designated an Evidence-based Practice Center by the U.S. ECRI Institute PSO is listed as a federally certified Patient Safety Organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

26/02/2026

๐Ÿšจ ECRI's #1 Health Technology Hazard for 2026: The Misuse of AI Chatbots in Healthcare.

๐Ÿค– AI chatbots and other large language models (LLMs) are showing up everywhereโ€”from patient questions to clinician workflows to operational decision-making. Theyโ€™re fast and accessibleโ€ฆ but they can also be confidently wrong, creating real risk when used for healthcare-related guidance.

โš ๏ธ What misuse can look like:
โžก๏ธ Misinformation that sounds โ€œexpertโ€ (and gets trusted)
โžก๏ธ Overreliance on unvetted tools for clinical or professional judgment
โžก๏ธ Privacy and security blind spots
โžก๏ธ Bias that can reinforce inequities
โžก๏ธ Workflow shortcuts that quietly introduce safety hazards

๐Ÿ’ป Interested in downloading our Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2026 Executive Brief? Check out this link ๐Ÿ”—: https://home.ecri.org/blogs/ecri-thought-leadership-resources/top-10-health-technology-hazards-for-2026-executive-brief?utm_campaign=29781894-Top%2010%20Health%20Technology%20Hazards%20for%202026&utm_content=366535464&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-20022

๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ Healthcare-associated harm remains a global challenge, wit...
25/02/2026

๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ

Healthcare-associated harm remains a global challenge, with more than 50% of adverse events considered preventable. Yet, meaningful progress has been slow.

As healthcare technology advances, risk management practices have not always kept pace. To address these gaps, ECRI Asia Pacific will be sharing key elements of the Healthcare Risk Mitigation Toolkit, alongside insights from The Just Culture Company, designed to support fair accountability while strengthening organizational learning.

Are you interested in learning how a proactive risk management approach can help identify and mitigate potential risks before harm occurs?

Join us for the Quality, Safety & Risk Management webinar and discover practical strategies to strengthen safety and resilience within your organization.

Register here: 30a878e8-074a-453d-9eea-c48988d9b815@87f64de7-8ecc-4ac2-b0d6-cf479d6922b5" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/30a878e8-074a-453d-9eea-c48988d9b815@87f64de7-8ecc-4ac2-b0d6-cf479d6922b5

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜? ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜.Risk Management and Patient Safety are no longer optional - the...
23/02/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜? ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜.

Risk Management and Patient Safety are no longer optional - they are essential to delivering safe, reliable care.

Join our Healthcare Risk Management & Safety Workshop, organized in collaboration with Malaysian Society for Quality in Health, where we address immediate and emerging safety challenges facing healthcare professionals across all disciplines.

This workshop goes beyond reacting to incidents.
You will learn how to:

โœ… Adopt a proactive, systems-based approach to managing hazards

โœ…Embed risk management into everyday clinical and operational processes

โœ…Strengthen policies that support safe patient care and safe working environments

โœ…Align with accreditation requirements for quality and safety standards

Participants will gain practical insights on how effective risk management frameworks can be initiated, facilitated, and sustained within their own organizations.

๐Ÿ“ 1โ€“3 July | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
๐Ÿ“ 28โ€“30 October | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

For Malaysian participants, this workshop is HRD Corp claimable.

Take the step from reactive response to proactive protection. Register now!

https://www.cognitoforms.com/MalaysianSocietyForQualityInHealth/WorkshopHealthcareOnRiskManagementAndSafetyHRMSKLSabah2026

As Ramadan begins, we extend our warmest wishes to our Muslim colleagues observing this sacred month. May it be a time o...
20/02/2026

As Ramadan begins, we extend our warmest wishes to our Muslim colleagues observing this sacred month. May it be a time of peace, reflection, and renewed strength in faith.

May it also be an opportunity for renewal, guiding us toward a healthier, more balanced life.

Ramadan Mubarak. ๐ŸŒ™

๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ! ๐ŸŽโœจAs we celebrate the Lunar New Year, we wish you a vibrant and prosperous year ah...
16/02/2026

๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ! ๐ŸŽโœจ

As we celebrate the Lunar New Year, we wish you a vibrant and prosperous year ahead. We are incredibly grateful for the partnerships that allow us to continue our shared commitment to quality, safety, and excellence.

May the coming year bring you and your team:
๐ŸŽ Unstoppable momentum
๐ŸŽ Good health and harmony
๐ŸŽ Continued success and abundance

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Year of the Horse! ๆ–ฐๅนดๅฟซๆจ‚ ้ฆฌๅนดๅคงๅ‰๏ผ

๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดWe recently welcomed the Lunar New Year in the office wi...
12/02/2026

๐—Ÿ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—ฌ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

We recently welcomed the Lunar New Year in the office with lots of color, laughter and great company.

We tossed yee sang together โ€“ a tradition amongst the Chinese communities amongst the Malaysian and Singaporean diaspora, symbolizing prosperity and good fortune. We also tried our hand at calligraphy (some of us discovered hidden talentsโ€ฆ some, not so much), and created watercolor fans, each with its own unique touch.

Moments like this are always special because they reflect what makes our workplace special โ€“ strengthening collaboration that shape the work we deliver across the region.
A big thank you to the team who worked behind the scenes to organize this celebration.

Wishing everyone who celebrates a joyful and prosperous year ahead. ๆ–ฐๅนดๅฟซๆจ‚๏ผ

๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—•๐— ๐—˜๐—–) ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—๐—ฃ๐—— ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ, ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—•๐—ฃ๐—”๐—™๐—ž๐—BMEC is a str...
10/02/2026

๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—•๐— ๐—˜๐—–) ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—๐—ฃ๐—— ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ, ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—•๐—ฃ๐—”๐—™๐—ž๐—

BMEC is a structured, quality-driven certification framework designed to strengthen biomedical engineering departments by enhancing systems, processes and their overall impact on patient care. Recognized as one of Indonesiaโ€™s leading cardiac and vascular hospitals, RSJPD Harapan Kita continues to demonstrate its commitment to advancing healthcare quality and safety.

Through BMEC, departments are supported in establishing best-practice standards, embedding risk management principles and improving the safety, reliability and lifecycle performance of medical technologies across the facility.

We look forward to expanding this collaboration and supporting more hospitals in strengthening healthcare technology management across the region.

๐ŸŽฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—– ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ!๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€“ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ.The Internati...
09/02/2026

๐ŸŽฏ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—– ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ!

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€“ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ.

The International Medication Safety Intensive Workshop is a 3-day live virtual programme designed for healthcare professionals across the Asia Pacific region seeking practical, data-driven solutions to todayโ€™s medication safety risks.

Led by our counterpart from Institute for Safe Medication Practices, this immersive experience draws on decades of insights from ISMPโ€™s Medication Error Reporting Programs. Youโ€™ll actively engage in:

๐Ÿ”น Medication error investigation and analysis
๐Ÿ”น Identification of high-leverage risk reduction strategies
๐Ÿ”น Recognizing medication risk beyond error reporting
๐Ÿ”น Using data to drive sustainable, long-term safety improvements

Asia Pacific participants can enjoy an exclusive discount (USD$145) using code [๐—”๐—ฃ๐—”๐—–๐— ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ] at registration.
๐Ÿ”น Live delivery in Australia Eastern Time
๐Ÿ”น Interactive discussions with ISMP faculty and global peers
๐Ÿ”น Conducted in English

๐Ÿ‘‰ Secure your place today https://hubs.la/Q03-VN6g0

๐—˜๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—›๐—”๐—œ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜โ€ECRI Asia Pacific recently met with th...
28/01/2026

๐—˜๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—›๐—”๐—œ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜โ€

ECRI Asia Pacific recently met with the Healthcare Accreditation Institute (HAI Thailand) to advance ongoing collaboration under the 2025 bilateral agreement.

Dr. Piyawan Limpanyalert, Chief Executive Officer of HAI Thailand, Mr. Eric Woo, Director of ECRI Asia Pacific and team had discussions on strengthening patient safety and advancing joint initiatives.

The meeting included progress updates on the development of the Thailand Top 10 Patient Safety Report, which aims to identify key patient safety priorities across Thailandโ€™s healthcare system.

The Sports & Recreation Committee 2026 kicks off its first activity with a friendly (but competitive ๐Ÿ˜Ž ) game of pickleb...
26/01/2026

The Sports & Recreation Committee 2026 kicks off its first activity with a friendly (but competitive ๐Ÿ˜Ž ) game of pickleball.

Let the games begin and may the best team win! ๐Ÿ†

23/01/2026

To improve patient safety, we must take a completely different approach, says ECRI President & CEO Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD. The Top Ten Health Technology Hazards of 2026 should serve as a call-to-action to healthcare leaders worldwide: design care systems and healthcare technologies around the humans they serve, rooted in safety science and human factors engineering.

No matter how advanced healthcare tech becomes, medicine is a fundamentally human endeavor. Overreliance on tech; poor design or maintenance; lack of quality control; and haphazard implementation of tech in clinical workflows all introduce risk. Download the Top Ten Health Tech Hazards report to proactively tackle each hazard and make safe, efficient care the priority: https://hubs.la/Q03_KLc40

Managing risk in healthcare goes beyond compliance - it requires strong leadership, structured investigation, and system...
20/01/2026

Managing risk in healthcare goes beyond compliance - it requires strong leadership, structured investigation, and system-level thinking.

Our ASQua-endorsed training programmes are designed to support healthcare leaders and teams in strengthening safety, accountability, and decision-making across complex care environments:

๐Ÿฅ Healthcare Adverse Event Investigation & Management
๐Ÿฅ Leadership in Healthcare Technology Management
๐Ÿฅ Healthcare Risk Management & Safety Workshop

Each programme integrates practical approaches to risk management, event investigation, and incident response, tailored to real-world healthcare challenges across the Asia Pacific region.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Interested to find out more? Reach out to us at bdasiapacific@ecri.org.

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