The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that the Amphia Hospital in the Netherlands is the first hospital in Europe to fully integrate UpToDate® Anywhere within the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system. Now, Amphia clinicians have direct, expedited access to trusted, evidence-based clinical information and actionable treatment recommendations at the point of care.
In instances where a user cannot access UpToDate via the EMR, UpToDate Anywhere provides clinicians access on-site, at remote offices, at home or on the go by using the UpToDate mobile app for iOS and Android.
Headquartered in Breda, Amphia Hospital (Amphia Ziekenhuis) is a large hospital system with two locations in Breda, and two additional sites in Oosterhout and Etten-Leur — totalling 837 beds. The hospital is a member of the Samenwerkende Topklinische opleidingsZiekenhuizen (STZ), a Dutch association of 27 tertiary teaching hospitals working together. Amphia Hospital is distinguished by leadership in patient-oriented research, clinical care and education.
UpToDate provides the most current clinical information available on more than 10,500 topics in 22 medical specialties. The UpToDate text search link is prominently located at the top of the clinician’s EMR workspace and ensures clinicians have easy and efficient access within the clinical workflow. UpToDate continues to work with Amphia to explore an additional HL7 Infobutton integration available via Epic. This significantly streamlines the point-of-care decision-making process by using UpToDate search results refined by the patient's Problem List.
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