This information is over 2 years old. Information was current at time of publication.{"id":9619,"date":"2016-10-19T09:43:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/?p=9619"},"modified":"2016-11-02T09:37:26","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T13:37:26","slug":"the-accessmedicine-app-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/the-accessmedicine-app-is-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"The AccessMedicine App is Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/a4.mzstatic.com\/us\/r30\/Purple18\/v4\/ca\/34\/74\/ca3474a4-516e-b609-5f5e-353554353a47\/icon175x175.png\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsls.pitt.edu\/resources\/mobile\/accessmedicine\" target=\"_blank\">AccessMedicine App<\/a> provides evidence-based information at the point of care. The app is available to Pitt and UPMC users through the HSLS subscription to the full AccessMedicine database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Content<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The AccessMedicine App is a subset of the database and includes the following <a href=\"http:\/\/accessmedicine.mhmedical.com\/ss\/about.aspx#app\" target=\"_blank\">resources<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Quick Medical Diagnosis &amp; Treatment<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>(QMDT)<\/em><\/strong>: a collection of concise evidence-based outlines of conditions and disorders most often encountered in medical practice.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Fitzpatrick\u2019s Color Atlas of Clinical Dermatology<\/em><\/strong>: provides color images of skin lesions, plus a summary outline of skin disorders and diseases.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Diagnosaurus\u00ae<\/em><\/strong>: a differential diagnosis resource that provides more than 1,000 diagnoses through a McGraw-Hill Medical tool that allows you to browse by symptom, disease, or organ system.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests<\/em><\/strong>: a quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of commonly used diagnostic tests, including laboratory procedures in the clinical setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Compatibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The app is free to download and is available for the iPhone\/iPad\/iPod touch from the <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/accessmedicine\/id821729889?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">Apple iTunes App Store<\/a>. It requires iOS 7.0 or later. It is also available for Android devices from the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.unbound.android.ubam&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Store<\/a> and requires Android 4.1 and up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting Started<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To access the app, begin by registering for a MyAccess account:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Direct your browser to <a href=\"http:\/\/pitt.idm.oclc.org\/login?url=http:\/\/accessmedicine.mhmedical.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">AccessMedicine<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>On the AccessMedicine home page, click on the <strong>University of Pittsburgh<\/strong> link in the upper right hand corner of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Sign in<\/strong> <strong>or<\/strong> <strong>Create a Free MyAccess Profile<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the registration form.<\/li>\n<li>On your mobile device, download the AccessMedicine app and log in with your MyAccess username and password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In order to maintain uninterrupted access, you must log in to your MyAccess account from any on-site Pitt or UPMC computer at least once every 90 days.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact the HSLS Main Desk at 412-648-8866 or use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsls.pitt.edu\/askalibrarian\" target=\"_blank\">Ask a Librarian<\/a>. For information about other mobile friendly versions of HSLS resources, such as Micromedex or UpToDate, direct your browser to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hsls.pitt.edu\/resources\/mobile-resources\" target=\"_blank\">HSLS Mobile Resources website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>~Jill Foust<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AccessMedicine App provides evidence-based information at the point of care. The app is available to Pitt and UPMC users through the HSLS subscription to the full AccessMedicine database. Content The AccessMedicine App is a subset of the database and includes the following resources: Quick Medical Diagnosis &amp; Treatment (QMDT): a collection of concise evidence-based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"issue-archives","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[-1],"class_list":["post-9619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-november-2016","avhec_catgroup-issue-archives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9619"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9661,"href":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9619\/revisions\/9661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/info.hsls.pitt.edu\/updatereport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}