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'Alarm fatigue' reduction efforts underway by FDA, Joint Commission
Desensitization to alarms on medical devices continues to be a problem for hospitals throughout the United States, so much so that both the Food and Drug Administration and The Joint Commission are
'Alarm fatigue' reduction efforts underway by FDA, Joint Commission
Desensitization to alarms on medical devices continues to be a problem for hospitals throughout the U.S., so much so that both the Food and Drug Administration and The Joint Commission are ramping up
Alarm fatigue, radiation overexposure among most dangerous health IT risks
Two seemingly innocent, everyday occurrences at hospitals--alarms and CT scans--are among the most dangerous technology hazards, according to a new ECRI Institute report. For all the countless
Patient deaths attributed to alarm fatigue, sounding alarm in nation
Highlighting a nationwide problem, recently released information about a patient's death at UMass Memorial Medical Center indicates that alarm fatigue was a contributing factor, reports The Boston
Patients continually put in danger due to alarm fatigue
Patient monitor alarms alert healthcare professionals that something is wrong. Yet, as we've reported many times before, the relentless beeps can overwhelm or desensitize hospital staff, sometimes
Radiation overdose, alarm fatigue top list of health technology hazards
Considering that just last week, 700 healthcare providers at the Radiological Society of North America's annual conference signed a pledge to use less radiation , it should come as no surprise that
'Alarm fatigue' death shines light on national safety issue
According to patient safety experts, the recently released report of the death of a heart patient at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital in January shines a light on a national problem known as
