According to
an article published on Market Watch, the goal will require hospital leaders to
establish alarm safety and take specific actions to help avoid patient injuries
and deaths related to the alarms.
While clinical
alarms are intended to alert patient caregivers if something is amiss, many
alarms in hospitals and other health care facilities are not properly managed,
which can compromise patient safety. According to the Joint Commission, the
most common issue is alarm fatigue, which occurs when monitoring technologies
produce false alarms. These false alarms can lead to delayed response in care
and poor patient outcomes, such as injury or death.
Phase I from
the Joint Commission, which will begin in January 2014, will make hospitals
identify the most important alarms to manage as well as establish alarms as an
organization priority.
Phase II will
begin in 2016, where hospitals will be expected to develop and implement
specific components of policies and procedures. Education about alarm system
management will also be required.
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