Electronic pneumonia decision support helps reduce mortality by 38% in community hospitals
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10 March 2022Electronic pneumonia decision support helps reduce mortality by 38% in community hospitals
A real-time electronic decision support system helped clinicians at community hospitals provide best practice care for emergency department patients with pneumonia, resulting in decreased intensive care unit admission, more appropriate antibiotic use, and 38% lower overall mortality according to a new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City.
