Mobile Clinical Decision-Support Tools
Clinical care protocols and treatments are always evolving. Access the most current and accurate information at the point of care with Johns Hopkins POC-IT Guides.
What Are POC-IT Guides?
POC-IT (Point-of-Care Information Technology) Guides provide real-time, evidence-based information that can be accessed by mobile device or computer at the bedside or in the exam room. The Guides are a decision-support tool for primary care physicians, specialists, nurses, pharmacists, medical students and other healthcare providers available by annual subscription.
Benefits of POC-IT Guides
- Developed and updated by clinical experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine
- Designed for real-time use at the bedside or in the exam room in both primary and specialty care clinical settings
- Distills complex material into need-to-know bulleted information
- Saves time so that clinicians can focus on providing quality patient care
- Easily accessible, rapidly viewed and frequently updated to meet time-strapped clinicians’ needs
Confidence at the Point of Care
Available Guides
Our comprehensive POC-IT Guides are designed to deliver streamlined, evidence-based health information directly at the point of care. Empower your clinical decisions with up-to-date resources tailored for efficiency and accuracy.
ABX Guide
- A comprehensive resource that covers more than 700 topics on infectious diseases. Includes current, authoritative, evidence-based information to help you make decisions at the point of care.
- Expert commentary from Johns Hopkins authors, including Dr. Paul Auwaerter, Editor-in-Chief, ABX Guide.
- Topics include drugs, diagnosis, management, pathogens and vaccines.
HIV Guide
- Includes clinical decision support information on HIV management and treatment at clinicians’ fingertips.
- Quickly locate drug monographs, pathogens, guidelines and strategies.
- Review in-depth coverage of HIV therapy, including infections, malignancies, clinical tests and microbiology.
Diabetes Guide
- Designed for healthcare providers who engage with diabetic patients or those at risk.
- An in-depth resource for use on the web or mobile devices.
- Explore the evidence-based specifics of diabetes complications, management and treatment recommendations.
- Answer clinical questions fast with updated, evidence-based information.
Phipps Psychiatry Guide
- Designed for psychiatrists and primary care providers.
- Diagnostic definitions on more than 175 topics.
- Topics cover approach, symptoms, diagnoses, medications and treatments.
- Content is broken down into bulleted, quick-read entries.
- Informed and evidence-based guidance on whether and when to refer to specialists.
Unbound Medicine
- Quickly search more than 22 million journal articles from the PubMed database on your smartphone and tablet.
- Results contain abstracts, citations and links to available full-text articles, which can be shared with classmates and colleagues.
- Unbound MEDLINE contains Grapherence, an exclusive feature that visually explores the interrelationship and relevance of medical literature.
Use Cases
Who Uses POC-IT Guides?
Healthcare Providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
POC-IT Guides are available in two subscription tiers at the following price points:
- Johns Hopkins ABX Guide ($39.95 per guide): Annual subscription includes unlimited access to the ABX Guide offering authoritative guidance on infectious diseases, pathogens and drugs, accessible through the mobile app or any web browser
- Johns Hopkins Guides Bundle ($89.95 for access to all 4 POC-IT guides): Annual subscription includes unlimited access to the ABX Guide, plus additional unlimited access to:
- Phipps Psychiatry Guide containing psychiatric disease and treatment details with DSM-5 classifications
- Diabetes Guide with in-depth information on clinical tests, management, complications and medications
- HIV Guide to infections, complications, pathogens, management and resistance
Yes, guides can be purchased individually to suit your specific needs through the app stores. Visit our mobile page for information on how to install on iOS and Android platforms (phones and tablets).
Yes, group discounts are available for schools, universities, hospitals, pharmacies, government agencies, companies and more. Multi-year subscriptions offer the greatest discount.
Yes, a trial version is available for all four POC-IT Guides. With the trial, you’ll be able to thoroughly acquaint yourself with the user interface and the depth of information, fully peer-reviewed by Johns Hopkins experts.
Also, each topic offers a snapshot that is offered without a subscription. This information is accessible throughout the complete ABX Guide list of topics.
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