Search results for "alert fatigue"
Proprietary sepsis prediction model not accurate in external validation study
The Epic Sepsis Model had low sensitivity and did a poor job identifying sepsis in hospitalized patients, researchers found. It also potentially increased alert fatigue, by generating alerts in 18% of hospitalized patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/30/3.htm
30 Jun 2021
Fixing, not fighting, electronic systems
Even health IT experts get angry at their electronic medical records, but the solution is to work with your computers rather than toss them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/fixing-EHRs.htm
15 May 2016
NEWS works better when site-specific or combined with biomarker, studies find
The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) caused alert fatigue and failed to reduce mortality or ICU transfers in one study, but another found it to accurately predict mortality when used with soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor testing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/03/3.htm
3 Oct 2018
Providing clinicians with prognostic data did not affect heart failure care
Readmissions and mortality were not significantly different between hospitalized heart failure patients who received care as usual and those whose records displayed an alert containing predicted risk of one-year mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/17/providing-clinicians-with-prognostic-data-did-not-affect-heart-failure-care.htm
17 Aug 2022
Computer points out patients who need a visit
Nurses check with a machine learning program every six hours to identify ward patients at risk of death or ICU admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/05/computer-points-out-patients-who-need-a-visit.htm
5 Apr 2023
“Hard stop” CPOE alert reduces undesired prescribing—at a cost
Dexamethasone as adjunct treatment helps pneumococcal meningitis patients
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/06/3.htm
6 Oct 2010
Automating antimicrobial stewardship
EHR integration of a patient scoring tool improved care quality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/success-story-automating-antimicrobial-stewardship.htm
15 Aug 2017
Set of checklists helped reduce surgical complications, mortality, study finds
Set of checklists helped reduce surgical complications, mortality, study findsQuality of bloodstream infection surveillance varies widely across hospitals
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/17/1.htm
17 Nov 2010
Meet Our 2019 Top Hospitalists
The 2019 Top Hospitalists issue profiles 10 physicians with very diverse backgrounds and interests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/meet-our-top-hospitalists-2019.htm
15 Nov 2019
Patient safety vs. physician frustration: Finding a balance for medication alerts
Warnings in a computerized provider order entry system help alert prescribers to risky drugs for the elderly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/11/qa.htm
15 Nov 2010