Health care leaders are aware of the clinical, operational and human resource impacts of excessive alarming, and are seeking ways to address it without compromising patient care. First, they must arm themselves with knowledge and find answers to questions such as, how do you define alarm fatigue? What is required of leadership to meet the challenge—and why do it now?
Read on to understand why improving alarm management should be a key priority for leaders and what it takes to succeed.
Discover new facts and approaches for making effective change.
Footnotes:
1 AAMI. “Alarm Management Compendium”, accessed 2017, http://s3.amazonaws.com/rdcms-aami/files/production/public/FileDownloads/HTSI/Alarms/ [2] Alarm_Compendium_2015.pdf
2 The AAMI is an American nonprofit organization that develops standards on the safety, performance and marketability of medical devices, and is a strong voice on regulatory policies and health care reform.
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