In plain English
It means someone deliberately removed the alert from what needs attention right now. The alert is no longer being treated as active, but the issue behind it may still still exist.
In context
Here, "Dismissed" classifies an alert as intentionally removed from active view without indicating that the underlying issue has been fixed.
- Situation
- Using patient portals, secure messages, notifications, and result-status labels
- What it communicates
- classifies an alert as removed from active view
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not establish that the reason for the alert has been resolved.
Examples
“After the supervisor reviewed it, the leak alert stayed dismissed even though water was still pooling under the sink.”
“By noon, two dismissed alerts were back under review after the generator began overheating again.”