Frequency of passive EHR alerts in the ICU: another form of alert fatigue? | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Frequency of passive EHR alerts in the ICU: another form of alert fatigue? | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published June 2016

Frequency of passive EHR alerts in the ICU: another form of alert fatigue?

Kizzier-Carnahan V, Artis KA, Mohan V, Gold JA. J Patient Saf. 2016 Jun 22; [Epub ahead of print].

This study found that laboratory values designated as "abnormal" or "panic" in the electronic health record, which are considered passive alerts, are very common for patients in the intensive care unit. The authors suggest that these passive alerts contribute to the pervasive problem of alert fatigue in the intensive care unit.

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