Better performance. Better patient outcomes.

More than 100 studies concur: Patients receive better care when clinicians use UpToDate. The findings are deep and varied and show improvements in many core quality measures across conditions, from shorter hospital stays to fewer unnecessary tests.

Learn how access to evidence-based clinical decision support improves healthcare outcomes.
Learn how access to evidence-based clinical decision support improves healthcare outcomes
Studies show access can change diagnostic and treatment decisions for 1 in every 5 patients, by answering clinicians' questions - 60% of which would otherwise go unanswered. 
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Changing clinical decisions
Researchers at Singapore’s National University Hospital found that use of UpToDate led to a change in investigations, diagnosis or management 37% of the time.
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Reducing errors
At a hospital in Japan, the diagnostic error rate for patients seen by physicians using UpToDate was 2%, whereas the rate was 24% for patients seen by clinicians without UpToDate.
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Enhancing quality of care
Researchers at Harvard University concluded that, at more than 1,000 hospitals studied over a three-year period, use of UpToDate was associated with improved quality of care for every condition on the Hospital Quality Alliance Metrics and an estimated 372,000 hospital days saved per year.
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Explore the research categories below to learn more about how published studies underscore the need for — and impact of — UpToDate clinical decision support

Clinical knowledge declines over time
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Clinical questions are common, but most are unanswered
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UpToDate answers clinical questions more effectively than other resources
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UpToDate improves patient care
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UpToDate has an important role in medical education
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UpToDate provides quantifiable ROI
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UpToDate saves time
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UpToDate is used more than other electronic clinical resources
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UpToDate has an important role for health care in resource-limited settings
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