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Redesigned Medical Alarms Better Alert Staff, Improve Patient Experience

Changing the tune of hospital medical devices could improve public health. The research builds on studies of sound design in medical devices.

Why Technology Is Critical for Nurses as Workplace Intensifies
A State of Alarm: Research Advances for Medical Warning Systems
AAMI Foundation Publishes Framework to Aid in Alarm Management
UPS Systems with Mutable Alarms Allow Patients to Rest
AAMI 2016 Show Preview
Software System Boosts Hospitals’ Alarm Management Efforts

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Texas Children’s Hospital Earns ECRI’s Health Devices Achievement Award

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston is the winner of ECRI Institute's 10th Annual Health Devices Achievement Award. The honor recognizes an outstanding initiative undertaken by an ECRI Institute member healthcare institution that improves patient safety, reduces costs, or otherwise facilitates better strategic management of health technology. Texas Children's won for its alarm management initiative.