Case Study: Kobe University Hospital improves clinical decision-making and medical education with Wolters Kluwer UpToDate

Kobe University Hospital - Customer Case Study

Kobe University Hospital, a major base hospital in Japan with 39 departments and 14 centers, needed a reliable way to support clinical care, education, and drug information sharing across many specialties. The hospital introduced Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions’ UpToDate clinical decision support resource to help clinicians quickly access evidence-based information and work from a common reference point.

With UpToDate and UpToDate Lexidrug, Kobe University Hospital created a shared “common language” for physicians, pharmacists, residents, and educators, supporting drug-interaction checks, dosage decisions, rare or unfamiliar cases, and teaching. Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions reports that the hospital has one of the highest UpToDate usage rates in Japan, and the case study highlights faster access to current evidence, improved cross-functional collaboration, and better-informed clinical decisions.

Kobe University Hospital

Ikuko Yano

Professor, Director of Pharmacy