MDCalc is a free online medical reference for healthcare professionals that provides
point-of-care clinical decision-support tools, including
medical calculators,
scoring systems, and
algorithms
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.
[Ferng, A (2018)]
"Understanding and Creating Calculators for Medical Diagnoses: Exclusive Interview with MDCalc"
''Medgadget''. MDCalc is also a mobile and web app. The decision-support tools are based on published clinical research, and MDCalc’s content is written by physician authors.
History
MDCalc was founded by two emergency physicians, Graham Walker, MD, and Joseph Habboushe, MD, MBA,
[Ferng, A (2017)]
''Medgadget''. and provides over 500 medical calculators and other clinical decision-support tools.
The MDCalc.com website was launched in 2005.
In 2016, MDCalc launched an
iOS
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app, followed by an Android app in 2017.
[Husain, I (2017)]
“MD Tech Tips: MDCalc is finally available for Android”
''iMedicalApps''. A 2017 survey estimated 65% of U.S. attending physicians and 79% of U.S. resident physicians use MDCalc regularly.
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External links
Official Website
Medical websites
Health information technology companies
American medical websites