Nihon Kohden Launches AlarmSense™ to Reduce Alarm Fatigue for Clinical Teams

New Analytics Platform Empowers Hospitals to Cut Through Noise, Enhance Patient Safety and Reduce Distractions for Frontline Medical Professionals

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nihon Kohden, a global leader in medical device innovation for high-precision patient monitoring and diagnostics, today announced the launch of its latest innovation, AlarmSense™ – an advanced, data-driven analytics solution designed to intelligently streamline hospital response management and combat widespread alarm fatigue.

Alarm fatigue poses a critical challenge in healthcare, with nurses spending an average of more than one-third of their shift responding to signals—up to 35% of their time—yet 99% of these alarms require no clinical intervention. These constant interruptions not only detract from patient care, but also contribute to burnout, turnover, and reduced patient satisfaction, with even a 1% rise in staff turnover costing hospitals an estimated $260,000 annually.

AlarmSense transforms raw alarm data into actionable intelligence – from hospital-wide patterns down to individual patient insights. By tracking notifications across multiple units, analyzing up to 90 days of trends and adjusting for outliers caused by high-risk patients, the solution gives clinicians clarity in place of noise. Built on Nihon Kohden’s secure cloud platform, AlarmSense provides the scalability and reliability hospitals need to eliminate guesswork, reduce unnecessary interruptions and create a sustainable, data-driven approach to alarm management.

“Alarm fatigue is not just an operational issue—it’s a daily strain that takes clinicians away from patients,” said Emily Sego, Clinical Healthcare Executive at Nihon Kohden America. “Our teams worked hand-in-hand with nurses and frontline staff whose voices shaped every stage of AlarmSense’s development. The result is a solution designed around their realities—one that turns overwhelming alerts into actionable insights, reduces distractions and helps them stay focused on delivering the best care possible.”

Key Benefits:

• Optimize Alarms: Simulate alarm changes using historical data, eliminating the need to guess and check.
• Normalize Data: The platform’s 90-day trend analysis provides a deeper, more accurate view compared to traditional 30–60-day solutions, enabling longer-term strategy improvements.
• Enhances Clinical Workflow: Graphical dashboards and categorization (clinical, technical, etc.) help teams seamlessly tailor response strategies.
• Improves Staff Well-Being: Data-driven recommendations lessen fatigue, improving nurse satisfaction and reducing burnout risks.

“AlarmSense represents more than a technology launch—it’s a response to what clinicians have consistently told us they need,” said Roy Sakai, President of Nihon Kohden America, LLC. “By embedding their feedback directly into the design, we’ve created a solution that cuts through the noise, strengthens patient safety and supports staff well-being. It’s about helping health systems modernize care in ways that are both clinically meaningful and sustainable.”

AlarmSense is now available for hospital committees and other stakeholders seeking scalable, data-driven solutions. Programs range from one-time consulting and dashboard deployment to full-suite partnerships with continuous optimization, ensuring hospitals can adopt the level of support that best fits their needs.

For more information about AlarmSense, visit: https://us.nihonkohden.com/products/alarmsense/.

About Nihon Kohden: Founded in Japan in 1951, Nihon Kohden is a leading manufacturer, developer and distributor of medical electronic equipment, with subsidiaries in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. The company's products are now used in more than 120 countries, and it is the largest supplier of electroencephalography products worldwide. A pioneer in transformational healthcare technology, Nihon Kohden has envisioned, designed and produced revolutionary devices, such as pulse oximeters, arrhythmia analysis, low-invasive blood volume monitoring and wireless patient monitoring. Visit nihonkohden.com to learn more; and follow Nihon Kohden on Facebook and LinkedIn.