Many institutions find it difficult to achieve compliance with quality measures associated with community acquired pneumonia. The goal of this study was to design and implement an automated pneumonia detection and management system in the Emergency Department. The system utilizes multiple information systems to improve communication among health care providers and support more timely decision making for ED patients suggestive of having pneumonia.
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