Chief Healthcare Executive March 21, 2024
ECRI outlines key challenges in protecting patients. Dr. Marcus Schabacker, CEO of the patient safety group, talks with us about the dangers to patients.
When ECRI unveiled its list of the leading threats to patient safety for 2024, some items are likely to be expected, such as physician burnout, delays in care due to drug shortages or falls in the hospital.
However, ECRI, a nonprofit group focused on patient safety, placed one item atop all others: the challenges in helping new clinicians move from training to caring for patients.
In an interview with Chief Healthcare Executive®, Dr. Marcus Schabacker, president and CEO of ECRI, explained that workforce shortages are making it more difficult for newer doctors and nurses to make...