Case Study
Epic Systems — Addressing Alert Fatigue: Sentara Healthcare Moves to the Front of the Alert Management Class—and Stays There with FDB AlertSpace®
Epic Systems — Addressing Alert Fatigue: Sentara Healthcare Moves to the Front of the Alert Management Class—and Stays There with FDB AlertSpace®
Sentara Healthcare transformed its clinical environment by utilizing First Databank’s FDB AlertSpace to successfully mitigate alert fatigue within its Epic EHR system. This specialized software proved essential in empowering clinical teams to customize and refine medication alerts based on real-world institutional needs. By leveraging FDB’s sophisticated analytics and logic, Sentara precisely filtered out clinically irrelevant warnings that contribute to provider burnout. FDB software played a pivotal role by providing a transparent, manageable framework for fine-tuning alerts without compromising patient safety. Ultimately, this integration streamlined workflows and ensured that only the most critical, actionable notifications reached clinicians, maintaining a high standard of care and lo
