Mobile Solution: Skyscape Introduces British National Formulary (BNF) For Mobile Devices
Skyscape, the worldwide leading service for trusted medical information by specialty for mobile devices, recently announces the availability of the British National Formulary (BNF) on mobile platforms. The BNF is the preeminent resource for prescribing and drug information. By offering this resource on multiple platforms, Skyscape addresses one of the most crucial information needs of U.K. healthcare providers and establishes itself as a leader in the U.K. market.
"Skyscape has always offered comprehensive drug, clinical and evidence-based medical information to the healthcare community, since its inception. We are especially focused on enabling our physician subscribers to tailor their information both in terms of their specialty as well as geography, in order to make informed and confident patient care decisions," said Sandeep Shah, president & CEO of Skyscape. "The British National Formulary is the latest example of our commitment to bring the most reputable resources to address the needs of British healthcare professionals."
Skyscape has continued to develop partnerships with the most reliable and reputable publishers of medical information, setting a high standard to deliver accurate, trusted, and evidence-based information. Skyscape's patented context-sensitive linking and intuitive user interface supports physicians' natural thought flow to streamline their diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing decisions, right at the point of care.
"BNF on the Skyscape platform opens a new chapter in clinical decision support for UK physicians" said Dr. David Lewis, FRCSEd, MRCGP, Watford, UK. "Skyscape has taken the quintessential UK drug reference and made it available in an intuitive and affordable mobile format for use at point of care. Beyond that, Skyscape's SmartLink technology integrates the BNF with their extensive portfolio of UK-specific and relevant titles."
Skyscape medical resources enable healthcare practitioners to improve the quality of care, reduce costs, increase efficiencies and reduce medical errors. The Skyscape portfolio, used by over 700,000 healthcare providers, includes over 500 resources representing more than 35 specialties. These resources span a wide variety of medical information including clinical titles, drug and lab guides, specialty-specific publications, guidelines, health plan formularies, Continuing Medical Education (CME), journals and breaking medical news and alerts.
"For the first time ever, I now have nearly all of the clinical resources I use on a daily basis integrated on a single, portable mobile device," adds Dr. Lewis. "At a time when all physicians face increasing demands on our time, energy and resources, Skyscape comes to lighten our load, increase our efficiency and make it easier for us to provide top quality care to our patients!"
"Digital access is a key part of our commitment to provide excellence at the point of care," says BNF Publishing Director, Dominic Vaughan. "This partnership provides access to the BNF on a wide range of handheld formats, giving real support for health professionals facing prescribing decisions in any situation, and helping them to make the best decisions for their patients every time."
The BNF joins Skyscape's rapidly expanding portfolio of U.K.-specific titles from world-renowned publishers including the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., RPS Publishing, Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Blackwell Publishing, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins and others. All of these resources comprise the Skyscape STAT experience, offering healthcare professionals exactly the information that they need, when and where they need it. Skyscape supports the broadest range of platforms for mobile medical information including Palm OS, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, iPhone, and Windows powered desktop and Tablet PCs.
About Skyscape
Skyscape is the worldwide leading service for trusted medical information by specialty for mobile devices. Skyscape's service enables healthcare practitioners to tailor their experience from the most trusted medical information available and delivers it in an intuitive manner that supports the natural thought flow for diagnosis and treatment. Skyscape has a registered user base of over 700,000 medical practitioners. Its more than 500 trusted references cover 35+ medical specialties. All are integrated via Skyscape's easy-to-use SmartLink technology and are available on Palm OS , Windows Mobile, BlackBerry , iPhone, and Windows powered desktop and Tablet PCs. Skyscape is a privately held company headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts. For more information on Skyscape and its service go to www.skyscape.comorcall +1-508-460-6500.
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