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1. Name: Medscape2. Author: who created Medscape? Peter Frishauf in 1995. his primary goal was to
disseminate as much medical information as possible to the broadest and biggest
professional audience possible, and to do it at no cost to the reader.
Who maintains the APP? Medscape has utilized the service of experts on its
Advisory Panels, usually specialty-specific, for years and will continue to rely on
these dedicated and productive individuals for their helpful services. Medscape is
owned by WebMD since 2001.
3. Endorsement: Is the app licensed by the food and drug administration, other
government agency, or endorsed by an academic institution or medical professional
organization? Yes the FDA endorses and collaborates with Medscape to improve
communication, protecting and promoting the public health by ensuring the safety and
quality of medical products such as drugs, foods, and medical devices. Medscape is
accredited through Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME),
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE) providing continuing education for physicians, nurses, and
pharmacists.
4. Operation: Which platform (mobile or web-based) is suitable for the app and why?
The platform either being the Medscape mobile app, or the Medscape website depends on
the user and their ability to navigate through the app via phone or computer.
5. Aesthetics: Is the information displayed in a way that is easy to navigate? Yes, once
you log into the app the uses are displayed such as, researching a drug, procedure, and
condition. You can retrieve the latest guidelines, drug calculator based on your specialty,
pill identifier, formulary, pricing and decision point. You are also able to review cases
studies and take quizzes and stay up to date on the latest trends.
Is it easy to use? I have been using Medscape for the last five years, I have it
easy to use. I also use it regularly at work when talking with my patients about their
medications and answering questions about their medication conditions.
Can you use it without instruction? Yes Medscape can be used without
instructions
6. Purpose: What is the intended purpose or use of this app? intended for physicians and
other healthcare professionals. The information and tools that we make available through
the Services are provided for educational and informational purposes only. Our mission
is to improve patient care with comprehensive clinical information and resources
essential to physicians and healthcare professionals. Medscape is the leading online
global destination for physicians and healthcare professionals worldwide, offering the
latest medical news and expert perspectives; essential point-of-care drug and disease
information; and relevant professional education and CME.
, 7. Clinical Decision making: what influences does the app have on clinical decision
making?
no way intended to serve as a diagnostic service or platform, to provide certainty
with respect to a diagnosis, to recommend a particular product or therapy or to
otherwise substitute for the clinical judgment of a qualified healthcare
professional. The app is intended to education and be a point of reference, not to
replace critical thinking.
8. Safety: Is there a potential for patient harm?
I don’t believe the app has a potential for patient harm. This app is intended
to be used for educational purposes. Patient harm would come from the clinician not
taking the time to properly educate themselves. Using this app to replace clinical
judgement is where the potential for patient harm in lies.
9. Privacy/Security: Does the app have privacy statement or setting? Yes Medscape has a
Network Privacy policy. Once I am logged into the app, I have the option under the
settings tab to be alerted to latest updates.
Is there a clear privacy policy stating information will be encrypted and noted
shared with a 3rd party? We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational
security measures to protect the personal information that we have under our control from
unauthorized access, use, disclosure, and accidental loss. When you enter personal
information, we encrypt the transmission of that information or use SSL connections
(Secure Socket Layer) technology. You are solely responsible for maintaining the security
and confidentiality of your account username and password. Unfortunately, no method of
transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.
Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its
absolute security.
We work with third party service providers to help us provide the Services and to
otherwise assist us in the operation of the Medscape Network, including in the areas of
email management and deployment, analytics, marketing, advertising, market research,
sweepstakes and contest administration, identity and professional credential validation,
content distribution, customer service, payment fulfillment, event logistics, website
maintenance and data storage and security. We may provide these service providers with
personal information about users of our Services so that they can fulfill their
responsibilities to us, however, we do require that they agree to limit their use of this
personal information to the fulfillment of these responsibilities. Under the setting tab if I
was a California resident, I would have the option to opt of the potential to have my
personal information sold to the third party. However, If I did not want my information
shared there is the option to emailed Medscape through WebMD requesting not to have
my information sold.
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