Alert Fatigue

Concept

psychological consequence of overuse of alerts and becoming desensitized to them, leading to longer response times or missing important alarms

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Videos Mentioning Alert Fatigue

209 ‒ Medical mistakes, patient safety, and the RaDonda Vaught case | The Peter Attia Drive Podcast

209 ‒ Medical mistakes, patient safety, and the RaDonda Vaught case | The Peter Attia Drive Podcast

Peter Attia MD

A phenomenon where healthcare professionals become desensitized to frequent, often unnecessary, electronic alerts, leading them to ignore critical warnings.