A new study suggests that using computerized physician order entry can cut mortality. The study found that at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, the monthly mortality rate dropped by 20%, to about 0.7 deaths per 100 discharges from just over 1 death (those figures are unadjusted). The authors estimate the system may have led to 36 fewer deaths over the 18 months that the system was studied after its CPOE rollout.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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