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How to automate it

How to automate “look up guidelines, drug information and evidence”

Here is the best way to spend less time on this, best first. Each comes with steps you can follow today.

15 min
typically, every day
45%
of the time can be automated
Easy
to set up

Fix 1 of 1

Software feature

Ask a clinical AI reference tool instead of searching

Clinical AI tools such as OpenEvidence and UpToDate's AI answer a clinical question in plain words with citations to guidelines and studies. Always open the source for important decisions.

Typically saves about 40% of the time10 min to set up
  1. 1Check which tools your organization provides (OpenEvidence, UpToDate Expert AI, DynaMed, or your EHR's built-in reference).
  2. 2Ask the question as you would ask a colleague.
  3. 3Open the cited guideline or study before acting on it.
  4. 4Do not paste patient identifiers into tools that are not approved for them.

Tools: OpenEvidence · UpToDate Expert AI · DynaMed

Who does this task

Roles in our library that list this as one of their common tasks. Each guide covers the rest of that role’s week.

Physician / clinicianDentist

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