Opiniones de UpToDate

Great Resource for Evidence Based Medicine

Comentarios: UptoDate is overall any amazing resource for evidence based medicine for nursing, medical students and physicians. It is a place where everyone looks when they need quick information about the most recent guidelines to guide clinical management. I think its also a great place to go for information where you dont have to fact check whether the information is reliable or correct. All the information is also sited so you can read full articles if interested.

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Up to date is unlike any other medical resource where you can find purely evidence based information and research in one concise and easy to search locations

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Some of the links on the site are hard to obtain the information that you are looking for . The links give a lot of extraneous information without actually telling you directly what you're looking for.

UpToDate User Review

Comentarios: Overall my experience has been excellent. I use this service instead of other ones as it is superior in many ways.

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Lexicomp service for drug information. Breadth and depth of reference material. Accuracy of material.

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The price is high. The process for reviewing and submitting continuing medical education credits is onerous and time consuming.

Terrible app! Hard to access.

Comentarios: Terrible experience. I would not recommend the app to anyone.

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Once you manage to get in the program is fine. The trouble is that the access is made so unnecessarily difficult that it requires each time to reset my password.

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Access to content is made unnecessarily difficult. Password often is not recognized, it locks one out after several attempts, customer service is slow. I use this app occasionally, perhaps every 2-3 months, but EACH time is so difficult that I give up. For a paid service, this gets a zero.

Great program for medical practices

Comentarios: Great program that I use daily to check on current medical guidelines or use to refresh myself on any medical topic.

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Has all the most current info on thousands of topics. Info supported by current research. It is like an entire medical encyclopedia at the click of my mouse or on my phone app. Virtually eliminates the need for textbooks.

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Expensive for single users, but my organization purchased this program for our entire staff.

My favorite go to medical app

Comentarios: Exceptional

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This app is amazing. I use it daily when in clinic. Whether I need to look up a medication, dosing of medications, signs/symptoms of diseases, or need to educate my patients on something this is my go to reference. Worth every penny. Love the pictures that are often included. Also love the feature of pregnancy/lactation when prescribing medications. Also love that there is an app that you can access anywhere.

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Nothing. I don’t have anything bad to say about this software.

UpToDate

Comentarios: I have an overwhelmingly positive experience with this software as it is an absolutely wonderful clinical reference

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This software is extremely valuable with clinical decision-making and is directly linked to Lexi-Comp

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I have no complaints about the software at all

Great Resource

Comentarios: Great. I have had it for years and will continue to use it.

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This is my go to for everything. Very rarely do I not find what I am looking for. You get CME for subjects you look up. Great Patient Education Handouts.

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A little pricier than I feel like it should be but overall it is still my favorite. CME is not broke up for pharmacology and medical CME

Textbooks at your fingertip

Comentarios: Most common use it to check to see what the first diagnostic test would be to look for a specific condition, or to check on the latest first line antibiotic treatment. It's always come through and saved time.

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Up to date (pun intended) information about virtually any medical topic is quickly available with out having to think about which reference or online site might have the information you are interesting in finding.

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Sometimes finds general articles if you don't put in sufficiently restrictive key words. Could have more direct links to practical flow sheets which are sometimes buried within articles.

Great for ICU nurses

Comentarios: It has helped me quickly and easily find more information about new guidelines and procedures during a busy ICU shift as a nurse. Awesome resource and so glad my institution subscribes.

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I love the accessibility and all the evidence based research right at my finger tips. Whether you are looking for clinical guidelines or dosing/info about a medication, it is a great resource. We use it in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit all the time. I prefer this over a google search in order to filter out all the nonsense. The information is reviewed by other health care professionals.

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I have found that sometimes education or information for the patient can be a little more challenging to find.

Fantastic resource that every doctor/med student should have.

Comentarios: Overall this has been a fantastic tool to use and has changed the way that medical professionals can look at the health of their patients. This app truly lets patients receive the best possible care for each of them

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UpToDate is one of the, if not the best resource for current medical information. Everything is available in one convenient location. Always has the most recent recommendations and allows you to truly personalize medicine for each patient.

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The only con that I have about this is the price can be a little daunting for some. But other than the price I have no complaints about this software

Pharma

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All contents in uptodate have reference and updated. And also easy to use.

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It needs payment and not work offline. Difficult in remote.

Quick updated resource with CME!

Comentarios: I have been using this resource for over 10 years and I feel it allows me to use current data to make decisions.

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This is updated frequently so I find it gives me current information. It has a great search engine as well as a breakdown of topics on the side so you can quickly get the information you want. It also has patient information for each topic which is easily printable. It uses charts and decision making flowcharts. I frequently will print out a flow chart (ex. hypercalcemia workup) or a list (ex. Vitamin k amounts in foods). It does come in a computer and/or a phone app but I just use the computer form. Also everything you look up counts toward CME and uptodate keeps track of it for you. I can use it in the room with the patient or check after the visit.

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The cost but I make that up with my CME. Also since it is so current occasionally I find the information, like recommended testing, is not available in my area. Usually that is mentioned in the description.

Extremely Valuable

Comentarios: Accurate information organized in a concise format. You're not digging through outdated PubMed review articles on google. It gets you the information you need, fast.

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All recommendations are backed up with references. The tables and flowchart treatment algorithms in this program are so helpful. I use this software everyday as a pharmacy student. It really will keep you keep up to date on guidelines and treatment strategies.

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I get this software for free through the hospital I am an intern at. The price is quite steep on an individual level. That being said, I do think it's worth the yearly subscription cost. If I didn't have access to it, I would consider it a wise purchase. It is a must have software for hospitals and healthcare providers.

Great for the providers and medical assistants for up to date information

Comentarios: Amazing experience and have implemented in all 3 of our clinics.

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Love the software not only because of the wide database but the ease of accessing information. If a provider or medical assistant have questions regarding topic they are just able to search on the website instead of spending time on other websites which at times are not always up to date or reliable.

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Cost can be cheaper but understand the importance and information so still worth the cost.

Truly indispensable tool for any medical practice

Comentarios: UpToDate is a great learning tool and has improved my clinical practice by providing guideline and expert-based consensus treatments.

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UpToDate is extremely easy to use and contains all the pertinent information you need for all medical-related topics you may encounter in any practice. They also have a great database of pharmaceuticals with their dosings, indications, adverse effects, mechanisms, etc..

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They do not have anything like a symptom checker, so you need to have a general idea of what you are searching for but otherwise, they are very comprehensive.

Uptodate

Comentarios: We all love it in Medicine Since it’s very reliable as an online medical source. Easy to understand and useful for studying usmle exams

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Perfect for medical studying . It has everything I can trust for my exams , during clinical rotations . In hospitals , residents and attendings also trust it as an online medical source . Very fast and reliable

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It has many information for a certain topic , eventhough it is very useful but sometimes it gets confusing when we need to find a certain information fast for a patient case

My team loves this, could not live without it

Comentarios: Completely positive, the Medical Staff depends on it

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the Providers at our corporation love this software! they had to live without it for a few days and were very upset. it makes their lives easier while seeing patients and looking for information.

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I have not heard anything negative from the providers in our Corporation. they love this software and do not ever wish to be without it.

Up To Date needs Some Update

Comentarios: I use UpToDate when I have a clinical question that I need a quick answer to and would rather not search PubMed.

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Up ToDate has a broad information base and covers most medical topics relevant to my practice. It is easy to search for disease/treatment I need.

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The presentation of the information seems dated and needs refreshed. Additionally, the information is parsed into sections which could be combined to make it easier to read.

Very helpful for quick accurate answers

Comentarios: Excellent resource to have in your toolbox for patient care

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This software has a broad range of well-updated information useful for everyday general practice. I love how searchable it is and how it includes both medications and disease information

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Requires frequent updates to confirm access—always seems to happen at the wrong time (eg with the patient sitting in front of you.

Absolute necessity

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I use it frequently when I manage cases in hospital

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No difficulties but sometimes I waste my time checking for the right information between backlinks

Absolutely essential for a medical worker and physician

Comentarios: Overall essential in the hospital or healthcare setting!

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Very easy to use, always updated with the newest recommendations. Has every illness/treatment combination you can imagine.

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Sometimes paragraphs rather than bullet points are a little overwhelming but it is certainly not problematic

Great evidence-based information!

Comentarios: My overall experience has been awesome. This has been a great tool that I use definitely weekly if not on most days.

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UpToDate has been the most useful tool I have had in healthcare. All of the information is accurate, updated, and evidence-based. It is easy to search for any topic. There is information for the healthcare provider as well as information to provide for patients. As a bonus, you earn CME hours for your time on their site.

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If I had to name one thing, I suppose it would be the price. Although it is definitely worth the money. Also, many employers will provide this for their employees.

Tough to get a good look

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It is really good at providing robust information on a variety of topics. I like how much vast the knowledge base is and it's a one-stop​ shop for getting updated information.

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We use UpToDate but don't have our paid access at the moment. We still use it to dive into some topics but the allowed portion of the paper is so small. I can't even tell if the papers are worth purchasing the service because the snippet is tiny.

Superb Summary of Information

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Easy to use and easy to read about an expansive list medical topics and medications. I appreciate that it provides background information, assessment, as well as treatment directions.

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Expensive cost as an individual provider.

Quick new medical knowledge

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If you’re interested in finding out the very latest information regarding anything medical, I would highly recommend this resource. Clear and concise information at your fingertips. Also, has an associated app with it that I also use when I do not have a computer in front of me.

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Costly to use with membership fees, but still worth it