The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a global provider of information and point of care solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that Dr. Soetomo Academic Medical Center Hospital (RSUD Dr. Soetomo) in Surabaya has expanded access to UpToDate® to ensure clinicians throughout the hospital can use the acclaimed resource for clinical decision-making. The hospital-wide subscription plays an essential role in the hospital’s efforts to secure JCI accreditation.
Located in the province of East Java, Dr. Soetomo Academic Medical Center Hospital is the largest hospital in eastern Indonesia. As one of the central tertiary referral hospitals in Indonesia, Dr. Soetomo Academic Medical Center Hospital is an expansive healthcare institution with over 1,500 beds and 26 departments. On average, the hospital cares for over a half-million out-patients, over 40,000 in-patients and about 75,000 emergency department patients.
A number of doctors at the hospital had been familiar with UpToDate and recommended it as an essential resource to aid in making the best treatment decisions for their patients.
By ensuring clinicians have access to the most current research on a comprehensive range of clinical conditions, UpToDate directly supports individual healthcare organizations and national healthcare systems achieve the objectives of JCI accreditation such as sustained quality improvement, reduced risk, a culture of patient safety, patient-centered medication management, patient and family education, and medical professional education.
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