NR 599 Week 6 Assignment; Medical Application Critical Appraisal Guidelines - Medscape

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Medical Application Critical Appraisal Guidelines: Medscape

Stephanie McCallister

Chamberlain University College of Nursing

NR 599: Nursing Informatics for Advanced

Practice Dr. Amy Minnick

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Medical Application Critical Appraisal Guidelines: Medscape



Name

Medscape

Author

Medscape was founded in 1995 by Peter Frishauf. The original purpose of Medscape was

to provide medical information at no cost to medical professionals (Frishauf, 2005). Medscape

merged with MedicaLogic, Inc in 2000 and within less than two years MedicaLogic filed

bankruptcy and the company was sold to WebMD in 2001(Frishauf, 2005). WebMD then

created and launched the Medscape app for mobile devices in 2011 (Frishauf, 2005).

Endorsement

Medscape is endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Medscape is

approved by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Accreditation Council for

Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), just to name a few (WebMD, LLC.,

2023).

Operation

Medscape is available for both mobile and web-based applications (WebMD, LLC.,

2023). Both the website and mobile app are suitable because they provide access in any setting

for healthcare professionals.

Aesthetics

Information about Medscape is displayed and easy to use. There are icons to help

navigate quickly in specific categories i.e., procedures, conditions, and interaction checker, just