Studies at Top Academic Hospitals Identify UpToDate as Resource of Choice; UpToDate Customer Base Grew 50% in 2003.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2004 Surveys conducted by three leading academic centers in 2003 indicated that UpToDate(R) is the clinicians' clinical information resource of choice and is changing the way patients are managed. UpToDate also reported a 50% increase in the company's subscriber base during the last twelve months. Research Shows UpToDate is a Primary Resource A number of leading medical institutions conducted independent research on the subject of electronic resources in 2003: -- 75% of University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine The University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine is located in the southern part of the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri. It was the first publicly supported medical school west of the Mississippi River. survey respondents with patient care responsibilities used UpToDate to confirm a patient management decision and 60% said that it changed the way they managed a particular patient.(1) -- More than 85% of University of Iowa Not to be confused with Iowa State University. The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine respondents identified electronic sources as their primary resource when compared to paper resources. 53% of these respondents identified UpToDate as their primary resource.(2) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Both an international and regional referral center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts is a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and respondents were asked to give the first resource they would use to answer a disease-related question. UpToDate was cited more frequently than all other resources combined.(3) 50% Increase in Hospital and Individual Subscriber Base -- In 2003, more than 200 hospitals, including New York-Presbyterian and Duke University Medical Center, became new UpToDate subscribers. -- UpToDate enjoyed substantial growth in Australia and Europe--adding Canberra Hospital and amongst others Universitaetsklinik Charite Berlin, Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf and Kliniken der LMU LMU Ludwig Maximilians Universität (München) LMU Loyola Marymount University LMU Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) LMU Lincoln Memorial University LMU Location Measurement Unit Munich in Germany. -- Long-time subscribers like the University of Washington saw UpToDate usage double on-site for a second consecutive year, illustrating a continuous resource adoption cycle. -- Physicians in 110 countries now use UpToDate. Topics That Mattered UpToDate topic reviews were accessed more than 25 million times by users around the world in 2003, and were emailed to colleagues an additional 200,000 times. The top 25 topics read by medical staff in 2003 reflected global medical concerns such as acute pulmonary embolism Pulmonary Embolism Definition Pulmonary embolism is an obstruction of a blood vessel in the lungs, usually due to a blood clot, which blocks a coronary artery. , diabetes, hypercholesterolemia Hypercholesterolemia Definition Hypercholesterolemia refers to levels of cholesterol in the blood that are higher than normal. Description Cholesterol circulates in the blood stream. It is an essential molecule for the human body. , and anemia; while peaks in usage for topic reviews on influenza, West Nile Virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. , aseptic meningitis aseptic meningitis Infectious disease Nonpurulent meningeal inflammation, which is more common in those < age 30 Etiology Viruses, especially Coxsackievirus and echovirus, circumscribed bacterial infections, hemorrhage, neoplasia–eg leukemia and lymphoma, and human poxviruses mirrored timely health issues. "Customers tell us repeatedly that our unique ability to provide easy access to continuously updated, expert answers make UpToDate their resource of choice," said Dr. Burton D. Rose, founder and editor-in-chief of UpToDate and clinical professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. . "Our goal for 2004 is to continue to grow not only our community of users but also our content offerings in pediatrics, allergy and immunology and neurology." About UpToDate UpToDate is a subscription-based clinical information resource created by a community of 3,000 expert clinicians to provide physicians with answers to clinical questions that arise at the point of care. UpToDate synthesizes published evidence and clinical experience to provide recommendations for patient care in fast and easy-to-use CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , online and Pocket PC formats. The company accepts no advertising or sponsorships, a policy that helps to ensure that UpToDate's content remains unbiased by any commercial interests. UpToDate is an official educational program of, recommended by, or produced in cooperation with eight leading medical societies in the United States. UpToDate is used by tens of thousands of clinicians and by hundreds of premier medical institutions worldwide including Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Health care The major teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, widely regarded as one of the best health care centers in the world , Johns Hopkins Hospital
(1) R.Y. Meadows, R.H. Hodge, E.D. Johnson. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2003; Volume 18; Issue s1; Page 135. Implementation Methodology and Usage Patterns of an Electronic Medical Reference Resource in an Academic Medical Center. (2) Michael W. Peterson, Jane Rowat, Clarence Kreiter, and Jess Mandell. Acad Med 2004; 79: 89-95. Medical Students' Use of Information Resources. (3) Huang, G; Sands, D; Loo, T. Housestaff Use of Medical References in Ambulatory Care. Proceedings of the American Medical Informatics Association Conference; 2003 November 8-12; Washington, DC. |
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