MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 27 -- Skyscape, Inc., the leader in mobile health and medical decision support solutions, today announced a partnership with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. to release its family of 49 "Cochrane Reviews" titles, formatted specially for use by Palm and PocketPC enabled PDAs and smart phones.
"Cochrane Reviews" explore the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments to provide the 'gold-standard' in high quality, reliable, evidence-based medical information. The partnership marks the first time "Cochrane Reviews" titles -- which were previously only available as a volume set -- will be available as individual titles formatted for mobile, point-of-care use by medical professionals.
"As evidence-based medicine is becoming the basis for effective clinical decisions which result in positive patient outcomes, it is increasingly important that systematically reviewed information is available for determining diagnostic tests, treatments, risk factors, screening programs, and other of disease management requirements. Our partnership with John Wiley & Sons, Inc. to provide the 'Cochrane Reviews' on PDAs and smartphones provides a critical path for medical practitioners to stay current with the latest evidence in their specialty," said Sandeep Shah, Skyscape Founder and CEO.
"With access to 'Cochrane Reviews' titles individually," Shah continues, "medical professionals can choose which topics apply to their area of specialty and build a continually updated library of evidence on their PDA."
"Cochrane Reviews" are part of The Cochrane Library published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and deliver the best available evidence-based medical information. Each review explores the evidence for and against the effectiveness and appropriateness of treatments (medications, surgery, education) in specific circumstances. With the new partnership, Skyscape will offer a full selection of "Cochrane Reviews", including:
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Infectious Disease
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Public Health
- And more than 30 other areas of specialty
The "Cochrane Reviews" titles join Skyscape's portfolio of more than 300 trusted references in over 35 medical specialties. Cochrane Reviews titles are available for $29.95 each at http://www.skyscape.com/estore/ProductDetail_Cochrane.aspx, where a free trial version is also available for download.
About Skyscape
Skyscape, Inc. pioneered in-context integrated medical references on handheld PDAs and continues to offer the largest library of trusted evidence- based decision support tools -- more than 300 resources covering 30+ specialties -- for point-of-care use by physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals. More than 475,000 healthcare professionals use Skyscape's patented smARTlink(TM) technology for fast and accurate diagnosis, treatment, and prescribing support. Skyscape products are available for Palm OS®, Windows® Mobile Pocket PCs and smartphones, and Windows® powered desktop, laptops, and Tablet PCs. Skyscape is based in Marlborough, MA and is available on the web at http://www.skyscape.com.
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