Redesigning hospital alarms for patient safety: alarmed and potentially dangerous

JAMA. 2014 Mar 26;311(12):1199-200. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.710.

Authors

Vineet Chopra¹, Laurence F McMahon Jr²

Affiliations

¹ The Patient Safety Enhancement Program, Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor3Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

PMID: 24590296
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.710

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Attention
Clinical Alarms / adverse effects*
Clinical Alarms / standards
Decision Making
Equipment Failure
Hospitals
Humans
Patient Care
Patient Safety*

Grants and funding

K08 HS022835/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States