An ECRI Institute report finds that alarm fatigue is the biggest health
care technology hazard facing hospitals. Other hazards include data
integrity failures in electronic health record systems, infusion pump
medication errors and robotic surgery complications. Healthcare IT News et al.
In an April 2013 Sentinel Event Alert,
the Joint Commission cited 98 alarm-related events over a three-year
period, with 80 of those events resulting in death and 13 in permanent
loss of function. The organization subsequently issued a National
Patient Safety Goal for 2014 to compel healthcare providers to address
alarm hazards. ECRI Institute has developed resources and tools to help providers meet the provisions of this new goal.
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