The hospital code blue alarm is supposed to signal urgency — a rush of medical professionals fighting to pull a patient back from the brink. But in certain rooms, the performance is more muted.

Hospitals use color codes to communicate emergencies quickly and discreetly. Each color code represents a different type of ...

Switching the sound of a hospital beep to a more “musical” one can improve patient care — and avoid “alarm fatigue” Getty The beeping alarms used in hospitals have been “widely criticized” for going ...

Hospital workers hear up to 1,000 alarm noises per shift, and that sensory overload is costing hundreds of lives. New research suggests there's a fix that could make a significant difference – while ...

Patients who go into cardiac arrest while in the hospital are more likely to die if it happens after 11 p.m., according to a study. The study didn't examine why days and overnights differed, but ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — A “code blue button” to activate code teams via text message may expedite epinephrine administration ...

A typical private hospital can enhance patient safety and reduce mortality rates similar to larger hospitals by strategically digitalising systems. At HIMSS25 APAC, Wildan A. Djohany, IT director of ...