The commission is requiring hospitals, starting in January, to identify the alarms that pose the biggest safety risks by unnecessarily adding noise or being ignored. By 2016, hospitals must decide ...

"The shrill and quantity of audible medical alarms are responsible for many negative consequences for patients," said Schlesinger. "The noise of the alarm combined with its frequency often ...

Soft, ambient music to replace televisions in waiting rooms Private waiting rooms for surgical patients In addition to potentially causing clinicians to miss key alarms, noise can impact patient ...