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The Top Patient Safety Risks in 2025 Are Mostly About the “Human OS” – Reading ECRI’s Annual Report

Health Populi

Each year, ECRI (the ECRI Institute) publishes an annual report on the Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for the year. Here is ECRI’s list of patient safety concerns a decade ago in 2015. Compare these with the top 10 safety concerns for 2025. The 2025 list was published today.

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Healthcare Downtime: The Cost of Digital Failures and Threats to Patient Safety

HIT Consultant

But the stakes are even higher in healthcare, where digital platforms have become the backbone of patient care. Its measured in patient safety, eroded trust, and even lost lives. Delta lost an estimated $380 million in revenue for its September quarter. In healthcare, though, the toll isnt just financial.

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Patient Concerns Dismissed Named #1 Patient Safety Concern in 2025

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: – ECRI , a global healthcare safety nonprofit, has identified dismissing patient, family, and caregiver concerns as the most significant threat to patient safety in 2025. Decreased trust: Patients feel unheard and invalidated, eroding trust in the healthcare system.

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Fierce Healthcare - Untitled Article

Fierce Healthcare

An annual list of the 10 biggest threats to patient safety highlights the risk of doctors ignoring or dismissing patient concerns, either due to clinicians' unrecognized bias or time constraints. Other top concerns cited by the healthcare safety group included insufficient AI governance and medical misinformation.

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Leapfrog Group sees surging HAIs nationwide

Healthcare It News

"Infections like these can be life or death for some patients. We recognize the tremendous strain the pandemic put on hospitals and their workforce, but alarming findings like these indicate hospitals must recommit to patient safety and build more resilience."

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5 Healthcare AI Trends in 2025: Balancing Innovation and Patient Safety

HIT Consultant

A key theme throughout the year will be finding the right balance both on an industry-wide level, and within individual business units between embracing AIs promise and safeguarding against its potential drawbacks, especially in critical areas such as data privacy and patient safety.

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National University Hospital testing predictive AI for Alzheimer's diagnosis and more AI briefs

Healthcare It News

In a media release, IHH said patients can take the Belun ring as a sleep test at home. The ring collects data which is then compiled into a clinical report for doctors who are helping manage their health. IHH is also looking to further collaborate with Belun to address other health conditions related to sleep disorders.

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