How doctors make use of online, point-of-care clinical decision support systems: a case study of UpToDate©. Addison J, Whitcombe J, William Glover S. Health Info Libr J. 2013 Mar;30(1):13-22. doi: 10.1111/hir.12002. PMID: 23413790 RCSI Users Link
This recent study conducted in the UK NHS discovered doctors use UpToDate at the point of care to:
- To find information about new treatments
- To make correct treatment decisions
- To reduce delays in starting treatment
- To avoid unnecessary diagnostic tests
- To reach a final diagnosis faster
- To reassure the clinician that the intended action is appropriate
- As a reference tool
- To give immediate feedback to patients
- To avoid unnecessary consulting of senior colleagues
- To deliver cost-saving benefits
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