The leading evidence-based point-of-care clinical reference tool Best Research Evidence • Comprehensive – evidence only known to be best if all the available evidence is known • Valid – critical appraisal determines potential for bias • Systematic – selection and evaluation of evidence by protocol reduces author bias, investigator bias Published information may be wrong or misleading • Due to citation of what is published instead of tracing to original research • Due to acceptance and citation of conclusions of research instead of evaluating methods and statistics • Due to re-interpretation of information to match personal biases • Due to selective summarization and citation from bias or familiarity The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge. – Stephen Hawking It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. – Mark Twain DynaMed’s Editorial Process Adjust the Objectively Report and conclusions Critically report Identify the Synthesize Select the the conclusions recommendations relevant findings appraise when newthe and make best the evidence evidence evidence and qualityis of evidence evidence recommendations thepublished evidence 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ensuring clinicians have access to the most current Convenient ...and and Providing provide relevant and interactive; access objective information anytime, analysis pushing to make new the A tool, not textbook of Developed by aacommunity of the best anywhere evidence diagnosis information from in an and any to easily-digestible treatment you device via alerts ordecisions system format... clinicians who synthesize the evidence... for their patients The New Way: The DynaMed Way EMR DynaMed is used around the world With more than 2200 healthcare facilities in 72 countries across every continent... DynaMed has become the solution for the global clinical community to apply evidence into practice. But every clinician, no matter where they practice, Healthcare Systems, differsapproaches, around the world. wants to provide the best care possible to their patients. and ways of delivering can vary. The DynaMed DIFFERENCE Evidence Based VS. Opinion Based The DynaMed DIFFERENCE Updated Daily VS. updated when experts deem necessary The DynaMed DIFFERENCE Easy to read: Bullets VS. Hard to read textbook The DynaMed DIFFERENCE Links to Full Text VS. Links to Abstracts The DynaMed DIFFERENCE Alerts when topics change VS. No alerting capabilities Sign up for alerts here The DynaMed DIFFERENCE Complimentary mobile app VS. Mobile app at extra cost New and improved DynaMed Mobile App Access is easy and designed for seamless authentication. The new DynaMed app provides you with: Features that meet clinician’s needs: • Improved user experience • Offline access • Seamless authentication • Bookmark Favorites • Easy access • Email topics • Fully functional mobile usage reporting • Write and save notes about particular topics The DynaMed DIFFERENCE Affordable VS. Highly priced The DynaMed DIFFERENCE Pay for content, nothing more Independent research points to DynaMed most current | high quality | preferred by users Journal of Medical Internet Research “ DynaMed ….had by far the least number of articles that needed to be updated, indicating that quality was not sacrificed for speed.” How Current Are Leading Evidence-Based Medical Textbooks? An Analytic Survey of Four Online Textbooks; Rebecca Jeffery*, B.Sc (Hons); Tamara Navarro*, MLIS, MEd; Cynthia Lokker*, PhD; R Brian Haynes*, MD, PhD; Nancy L Wilczynski*, PhD; George Farjou*, B.Sc (Hons); Sept, 2012 Journal of Clinical Epidemiology “ DynaMed was the only resource to rank in the top three in all categories evaluated.” J Clin Epidemiol. 2012 Sep 10 British Medical Journal “ (BMJ 2011 Sep 23) DynaMed has an updating process that markedly led the others.” DynaMed rises above competition in KLAS “ *Clinical Decision Support 2013: Sizing up the competition, December 2013 KLAS Enterprises ©, LLC. All rights reserved. [DynaMed’s] timeliness and wealth of information go a long way to enhancing our education and, in turn, our patient care.” Collected about DynaMed by KLAS in December 2013 KLAS Enterprises ©, LLC. All rights reserved. www.KLASresearch.com Journal of The Medical Librarian Association “ Six tools claimed to update summaries within 6 months or less. For the 10 topics selected, however, only DynaMed met this claim.” J Med Libr Assoc 2011 Jul;99(3):247 Journal of Medical Ethics “ All articles from UpToDate demonstrated a conflict of interest. This is in contrast to DynaMed articles, in which no author or editor had a documented conflict.” Conflict of interest in online point-of-care clinical support websites. Kyle T. Amber, Ethics Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, February 3, 2014 DynaMed is Preferred “ Physicians trust DynaMed’s DynaMed’s timeline for updating Our citation analysis showed objective, evidence-based was the quickest DynaMed is absolutely …..indicating the best approach. It’s become important that DynaMed clearlyan dominates that point-of-care quality was product not out sacrificed there.” clinical information resource for the other products…” for speed.” physicians around the world.” Unlike the “Encyclopedia Britannica” approach that UpToDate takes to its topics—extensive, multiple pages, mini-novels—DynaMed has a much more “bulleted” format. It’s a “just the evidence” approach. Frankly, I like the “quick, to the point” approach and many times can find the answer faster with DynaMed…” KLAS McMaster Tej BMJ Maini, 2011 Report, MD, Sep University November FACS Study, 2012, 2012 iMedicalApps, Iltifat Husain, MD Journal Dean 23;343:d5856 (Quote offrom of International Medical DynaMed Affairs, customer) Research November 26, 2014Internet Tufts University School of Medicine Adoption of DynaMed Continues to Grow # of Medical Schools* 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 *number of medical schools in the US 2010 2011 2012 2013 Access Anytime, Anywhere EMR Integration Referential Link Contextual Search HL7 Infobutton Web Service API Referential Link