Clinical Leadership & Infection Control

11 Strategies to Prevent Patient Harm Due to Medical Device Alarm Errors

Healthcare leaders can prevent patient harm from medical device alarms errors by creating an alarm management protocol, according to The Joint Commission.

By: Staff

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert for errors involving medical device alarm systems April 8.

Click here to read the full story on alarm safety recommendations in Becker’s ASC Review.

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