Strategies for Complete Care Team Communications and Alerting Intelligence

Brian Jacobs, MD, VP, CMIO and CIO, Executive Director, Center for Pediatric Informatics & The Children’s IQ Network, Children’s National Medical Center.  Communication failures and alarm fatigue have topped the ECRI Institute’s health technology hazards list for three consecutive years. Antiquated technologies and limitations within existing processes can cause communication breakdowns, and the overabundance of alarms can overwhelm providers and impact patient care. Join Dr. Jacobs as he shares how Children’s National Health System is using evidence-based processes and contextual alarms with mobile technology to address key communication and alarm challenges.