Open AccessUtilization and uptake of the UpToDate clinical decision support tool at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS), Uganda
Author(s) -
Alison Annet Kinengyere,
Julie Rosenberg,
Olivia Pickard,
Moses R. Kamya
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v21i2.52
Subject(s) - medicine , phone , general partnership , medical education , health care , clinical practice , quality (philosophy) , mobile phone , point of care , computer science , family medicine , nursing , telecommunications , philosophy , linguistics , finance , epistemology , economics , economic growth
The use of point-of-care, evidence-based tools is becoming increasingly popular. They can provide easy-touse, high-quality information which is regularly updated and has been shown to improve clinical outcomes. Integrating such tools into clinical practice is an important component of improving the quality of health care. However, because such tools are rarely used in resource-limited settings, there is limited research on uptake especially among medical students.