Junior Doctors Experience Alert Fatigue Continuum

Australian researchers publish a 2026 qualitative study interviewing 20 junior doctors to examine alert fatigue in electronic health record clinical decision support. Using the SEIPS human factors framework, they found fatigue occurs across information-processing stages and is shaped by person, task, technology, environment, and organizational factors. The authors recommend tailored technical redesign, organizational practice changes, and individual customization to reduce clinician alert fatigue and safety risks.