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(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n
Some people receive constant reminders on their personal smartphones: birthdays, anniversaries, doctor\u2019s appointments, social engagements. At work, their computers prompt them to meet deadlines, attend meetings and have lunch with the boss. Prodding here and pinging there, these pop-up interruptions can turn into noise to be ignored instead of helpful nudges.<\/p>\n
Something similar is happening to doctors, nurses and pharmacists. And when they\u2019re hit with too much information, the result can be a health hazard. The electronic patient records that the federal government has been pushing \u2014 in an effort to coordinate health care and reduce mistakes \u2014 come with a host of bells and whistles that may be doing the opposite in some cases.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s the problem? It\u2019s called alert fatigue. Read article here……<\/a><\/p>\n Kaiser Health News\u00a0is\u00a0a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n
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