What are the Dangers of Alert Fatigue?

Cognitive Support and Usability1 1 unread reply. 2 2 replies.Introduction to the ActivityConsider the golden line from the “What are the Dangers of Alert Fatigue” video – “An unnecessary alert is dangerous…it makes it that much less likely you will pay attention to the next one that is necessary” (IHI Open School, 2017). The video concludes with another notable line when the speaker assuaged “We touted alerts and alarms as being one of the main advantages of computerization and…right now, it’s a disaster” (IHI Open School, 2017). Visualization of information is imperative for the consumption and digestion of data, and prevention of cognitive overload.Instructions to LearnersA special 2014 online issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (Links to an external site.) delved into Health IT and Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS). From the issue required in our readings, select and cite one article which analyzes a CDSS to review and present back