What people are saying about UpToDate®
Learn what UpToDate® subscribers are saying about our evidence-based clinical information and how it helps clinicians provide the best patient care.
UpToDate's clinical decision support system improves patient care at Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen
Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen, a teaching facility for the Medical University of Vienna, Medical University of Innsbruck and Medical University at Graz was looking for a change. It needed a better, faster way to access current, evidence-based clinical information at the point of care.
When considering resources, the hospital's management concluded there was "no real alternative to UpToDate"" because other resources were too "superficial." Since implementing UpToDate, the hospital has seen significant time and cost savings. With access to UpToDate, physicians now make faster diagnoses and fewer errors, resulting in improved patient care.
"What's critical about UpToDate is the depth of information it provides, going far beneath the surface to give us the latest evidence-based information we need to diagnose and treat patients."
—Josef König, MD
Oncologist
Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen
Linz, Austria
Doctors overwhelmingly choose UpToDate after trial of three clinical decision support systems
Doctors at the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust wanted a clinical resource to enable evidence-based decision making at the point of care. The trust conducted head-to-head trials of UpToDate and two other clinical decision support systems, BestPractice and DynaMed.
The results clearly demonstrated that UpToDate was the preferred choice.
"UpToDate is by miles the better resource. It would be a waste of money getting another resource."
—Doctor at Pennine Trust
Greater Manchester, UK
Swedish American Hospital
"We've been using UpToDate for many years. Physicians find that it is such a valuable service... It changes the way you practice medicine."
—Pam Wetzel, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer
Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, IL
Sibley Memorial Hospital
"All of our physicians knew of it (UpToDate). All of them wanted it. Our physicians are very receptive to that product, and it''s well-utilized."
—Kenda Tavakoli
VP of Information Resources & CIO
Signature Healthcare-Bockton Hospital
"The use of UpToDate is heavy, and its applicability to patients is in evidence almost every day."
—Marc Greenwald, MD
Chief of Medicine
Signature Healthcare-Brockton Hospital
Brockton, MA
A.O. Fox Hospital
"Historically our providers have been subscribers to the UpToDate service and use it extensively in managing their patients."
—Donna Schultes
Director, Clinical Informatics
A.O. Fox Hospital
Oneonta, NY
HAGA Hospital
"UpToDate is not a commercial product for me. UpToDate is a new way of practicing medicine."
—R.M. Valentijn, MD
HAGA Hospital
The Hague, The Netherlands
Doctors
"UpToDate is a ready source of current information in a field that can change very quickly. That is an important professional benefit for us and it is good for our patients. It is a source of reliable up-to-date information..."
Jeffrey Glassroth, MD
Past President, American Thoracic Society
"It's the best single source of information I have found..."
Stuart J. Garner, MD
"Concise, user-friendly information source that is of great practical use in taking care of patients."
Carol Scharpf, MD
"The single best, most user-friendly no-nonsense, readable and short, to-the-point text available."
John Agar, MD
"The combination of currency, synthesis, expert opinion, regular updates, clear recommendations and easy searching is what makes UpToDate unique, and uniquely valuable."
Gerald W. Karr, MD
Patients
"I used UpToDate to understand exactly what tests needed to be done and how and in what order they need to be done in, etc. It was awesome, it was invaluable. I found information in UpToDate where it was impossible to find it anywhere else."
Patient, Tampa, FL
"My son has a condition called achalasia. It's fairly rare, and there is some controversy about the different treatment options. I was glad to find a good review article on achalasia at UpToDate. It included many helpful links and a detailed discussion of the treatment options."
Mother of Patient, Lancaster, PA
"UpToDate allowed me to look at all the different possibilities, not just what my doctor would tell me. UpToDate has made a tremendous impact on my health."
Patient, Bellevue, WA
"Your site with the professional information is killer; it's the best one I've found... What is $44 when you are fighting for your life?"
Patient, Houston, TX
"I found information in UpToDate that I couldn't find elsewhere on the Internet. With UpToDate you don't have to figure out what all the data means. It gives you perspective you don't find elsewhere."
Patient, Bonita Springs, FL
Media
"UpToDate gets high marks from doctors because it allows them to get correct answers to specific questions about treatment as quickly as possible."
Wall Street Journal
"Keeping current with new information and changing practices is a constant challenge... Fortunately, UpToDate makes this task a lot easier."
New England Journal of Medicine
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