“Practicing evidence-based medicine can be an overwhelming challenge to a rank-and-file physician. Certainly, physicians try to keep up – reading journals, interacting with colleagues, attending conferences, engaging in Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities, and (increasingly) using the internet for medical data lookup – but the pace of information becoming available will outstrip any given physician’s ability to remain current.
A recent report highlighted the difficulty physicians face when trying to remain current with the latest medical recommendations. A variety of services have evolved to help physicians access data – UpToDate and Epocrates are examples of popular services used by physicians to quickly find information.”
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Robert Rowley, EHR Bloggers, 17 December 2009
