While the internet and search engines may temporarily relieve the quest for a vast amount of professional knowledge, what TMC physicians needed was empirically validated results that could be easily accessed at the point of care to facilitate their decision-making process. They needed a reliable resource that could help minimize medical errors and variability in care while enhancing outcomes.
A one-stop shop for diagnosis and treatment recommendations
As an institution that constantly provides quality care and health innovations, TMC turned to UpToDate®, a clinical decision support tool by Wolters Kluwer to answer physicians’ queries in the most efficient way. UpToDate is an authoritative channel of clinical information, updated daily following a continual comprehensive review of peer-reviewed journals, clinical databases, and other resources, by more than 7,300 world-renowned physician authors and editors.
UpToDate’s extensive collection of topics includes drug information and medical calculators that cater to various medical subspecialties. Each topic page contains a date indicating when the information was last reviewed or changed. As a single, trusted source of information for diagnosis and treatment recommendations, UpToDate is also used by TMC consultants as a point-of-care tool in their outpatient clinics, and medical trainees and students use it as a reference tool for their researchers and team discussions.
A sleek interface that promotes easy navigation and learning new practices
While some physicians might resist adopting new practices, a decision support system like UpToDate®, which delivers trusted, relevant content seamlessly to clinicians as part of their workflow, is essential for getting clinicians on board with new solutions without additional burden or considerations.