Since 2013, professionals from nearly 400 hospitals and more than 13,000 primary care centers around the country have used UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support software that seeks to improve health outcomes and quality of care, reduce medication errors, and reduce costs in the healthcare system.
In 2023, clinicians in the National Health System made nearly 4.8 million queries to UpToDate, more than twice as many as ten years ago. The ministry’s aim in using the clinical decision support resource is to reduce healthcare variability by providing the same, continuously-update knowledge and recommendations to all physicians, including specialists in tertiary hospitals and remote rural areas.
In addition, UpToDate supports the Ministry of Health in its strategic lines of work, promoting the continuous training of professionals, and the quality and equity of the healthcare system.
The new agreement between the Ministry of Health and Wolters Kluwer includes the latest generation of UpToDate. Healthcare professionals can access interactive guides to address common conditions that have been associated with unwanted variability in care. The resource also incorporates concise laboratory monographs that help clinicians interpret abnormal test results and decide on next steps.
