UpToDate is the only clinical knowledge system associated with improved health outcomes!

UpToDate positively impacts quality and cost outcomes Clinicians report that UpToDate improves patient care Institutional users report that UpToDate improves care UpToDate was associated with reduced length of stay and adverse events UpToDate was associated with improved outcomes
UpToDate positively impacts quality and cost outcomes

The 2011 Clinical Decision Support study by KLAS concluded that UpToDate was superior to its nearest competitor in five areas:

  • Positive impact on quality and cost outcomes
  • Clinical impact on disease management
  • Ease of deployment
  • EMR integration
  • Influence on clinical decisions

KLAS, Clinical Decision Support 2011 report, Disease Reference Tools segment, November 2011, ©2011 KLAS Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved.

Clinicians report that UpToDate improves patient care

A 2010 survey of over 14,000 clinicians shows that UpToDate:

  • Helps improve patient care (95%)
  • Changes patient management decisions (90%)
  • Changes diagnostic testing (81%)
  • Is integral to their practice (84%)

Clinician User Survey, Dec. 2010 (Over 14000 respondents)

Institutional users report that UpToDate improves care

In a 2010-2011 survey of over 80,000 UpToDate users in institutional settings:

  • 95% reported that UpToDate makes care more efficient
  • 98% said UpToDate improves care
  • 93% said UpToDate is important for patient safety

UpToDate Enterprise User Survey, US & Canada, May 2010 to August 2011 (N=80,750)

UpToDate was associated with reduced length of stay and adverse events

Increasing use of UpToDate was associated with:

  • significantly shorter length of stay
  • fewer complications

Association of a clinical knowledge support system with improved patient safety, reduced complications and shorter length of stay among Medicare beneficiaries in acute care hospitals in the United States, Int J Med Inform. 2008 Nov;77(11):745-53.)

UpToDate was associated with improved outcomes

A 2011 Study by Harvard University researchers showed an association between the adoption of UpToDate and improved outcomes:

  • Lower mortality - 11,500 lives saved over a three-year period
  • Shorter length of stay - 372,500 hospital days saved per year
  • Improved hospital quality - better quality performance for every condition on the Hospital Quality Alliance metrics

Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2011: Use of UpToDate and Outcomes in US Hospitals Download a copy of the Outcomes Study.

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Evidence-based and physician-authored, UpToDate provides:

  • Trusted answers to clinical questions at the point of care, even when the evidence is thin or no consensus exists
  • A rigorous synthesis of the most recent medical information into actionable recommendations

More than 30 studies evaluating UpToDate have demonstrated important clinical and educational benefits, including improved health outcomes.

  • A study by researchers at Harvard found an association between the adoption of UpToDate and improved hospital quality performance, reduced length of stay, and lower mortality
  • A second study showed a reduction in complications as well as reduced length of stay

Leaders in the healthcare industry agree that UpToDate positively impacts patient care.

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