MARLBORO, Mass., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Skyscape, a
global leader in clinical decision support for mobile devices and
wholly owned subsidiary of Physicians Interactive
Holdings, announced today that it has obtained a non-exclusive
license to provide mobile service of the Johns Hopkins POC-IT
Diabetes Guide to health care professionals. Skyscape currently
releases mobile versions of the POC-IT Antibiotic (ABX) and HIV
Guides.
Developed by the Johns Hopkins POC-IT Center (point-of-care /
Information Technology), the Diabetes Guide is an evidence-based
and rigorous peer-reviewed electronic clinical decision
support tool that is easily searched and quickly navigated to help
health care professionals save time, reduce errors and be more
confident in diagnosis and treatment decisions at the point of
care. The mobile version of the Diabetes Guide also includes
regular content updates that are transferred automatically to the
user’s mobile device or via easy download and synching.
The Diabetes Guide contains more than 150 comprehensive
information modules that cover both type 1 and type 2 diabetes,
including diagnosis, treatment and patient education. It was
developed at Johns Hopkins under the editorial leadership of
Christopher D. Saudek, MD (editor-in-chief and past president of
the American Diabetes Association), Rita Rastogi Kalyani, MD, MHS
(managing editor) and Fredrick L. Brancati, MD, MHS (editorial
advisor). The Diabetes Guide was produced through a grant
from the Trinidad and Tobago Health Sciences Initiative, in
collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medicine International.
All Johns Hopkins resources offered by Skyscape are fully
integrated into the overall Skyscape portfolio using Skyscape’s
patented SmartLink™ and Knowtify™ technologies.
This enables clinicians to tailor their experience from the
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