title: Alert fatigue in electronic health records.
abstract: Electronic health records (EHRs) are changing the practice of medicine. EHRs offer potential benefits but also potential problems and threats to patient safety, especially in the area of electronic prescribing.
authors.affiliation: Katherine G. Footracer practices at Lakeside Community Healthcare in Glendale, Calif. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Katherine G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Footracer
mesh_terms: D000071064:Alert Fatigue, Health Personnel; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000592:standards*; D055695:Electronic Prescribing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems / Q000592:standards*; D061214:Patient Safety