Quite often there are several different ways for a physician to treat a medical condition. The practice of medicine is often called an art but at its core it is based upon sound scientific principles and knowledge. The science of medicine is continually being enhanced, reviewed and updated. At its best, the medical management of conditions should be based upon the most up-to-date scientific and clinical evidence that tells us the best treatment for a particular condition. You as a patient have a right to expect that your physician is using the most current knowledge in choosing how to manage your condition. Physicians should expect that they will be supported in their continuing quest to apply the best information to their practice.

What Are We Doing About This?

Medikaloka doctors can now access FIRSTConsult straight from their desk in their daily practice of medicine.

FIRSTConsult is a new, evidence-based, electronic primary care information system designed for use by doctors at the point and time of care. With full desktop features and handheld downloadable components, FIRSTConsult offers comprehensive, continuously updated files that cover more than 450 medical conditions, 350 chief complaints that lead to a comprehensive list of more than 1,500 possible diagnoses and 300 patient education sheets.

The system comes from Elsevier, one of the most trusted sources for reliable, scientific medical information. Elsevier is the world's largest scientific, technical and medical information provider that publishes more than 1,600 journals, 1,200 books, as well as secondary databases.

It is our belief that by providing information that supports the decision making abilities of our doctors, we improve the health care we provide to patients by efficiently balancing the issues of quality, time, and cost.


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