Nearly one in four medical questions can't be answered by available research. When that happens, physicians lean on expert judgment, and now that judgment is coming to Doximity Ask.
Doximity and Wolters Kluwer Health are partnering to bring UpToDate's clinical content directly into Ask. In the coming weeks, clinicians at health systems that use both Doximity and UpToDate will see an answer drawn from UpToDate's 13,000 topics and best practice guides, right alongside Ask's AI-generated answer.
"Doctors know the value of a second opinion. With UpToDate available inside Doximity Ask, they can now get one instantly, from thousands of their peers, without leaving their workflow. Users can have both convenience and confidence."
- Jeff Tangney, CEO
Where the research stops, judgment takes over
Doctors treating the patient in front of them can't wait for the evidence to catch up. In those moments, they turn to the experience of their peers.
UpToDate is built on that experience. More than 7,600 expert clinicians, editors, and peer reviewers regularly review its clinical, drug, and patient content. Seeing that alongside Ask's answer gives physicians a way to check their thinking against more than one trusted source.
"The number of cases for which clinical research has no direct answer would surprise you. Clinicians rely on trusted resources like UpToDate to support clinical decision-making when evidence is scarce. The ability to access it right within Doximity Ask has the potential to save doctors time so they can focus on helping patients."
- Nicholas Perkins, DO, MBA, Chief Clinical Analytics Officer at Prisma Health
More physicians behind every answer
Physicians are right to hold clinical AI to a high bar, and physician oversight has been central to how we build Ask. Through PeerCheck™, more than 12,000 cited physician experts evaluate and improve Ask's outputs. UpToDate brings thousands more clinicians into the process.
That focus on accuracy and safety shows up in independent research. Doximity Ask ranked top among U.S. clinical AI models in the NOHARM study from researchers at Stanford and Harvard.
"Trust in clinical AI starts with the intelligence behind the answer. UpToDate combines the latest evidence with expert judgment, peer review, and a rigorous editorial process designed to keep pace with evolving medicine. Bringing that clinical intelligence into Doximity Ask gives clinicians access to trusted, cited answers within a workflow they already use at the point of care."
- Yaw Fellin, SVP and GM, Clinical Decision Support and Provider Solutions, Wolters Kluwer Health
Built around how physicians work
Physicians turn to Ask at different points in their workflow. That might be a drug monograph covering dosing, contraindications, and interactions, or a medical calculator for the scores and formulas that guide decisions at the bedside. UpToDate gives them one more trusted resource to turn to. All in one place.
That carries across our other tools too. Ask, Scribe, and Dialer are built to work together across our Clinical AI Suite, now deployed at more than 165 health systems, including 10 of the nation's top 20 hospitals.
More confidence at the point of care
Physicians need to trust the tools they use at the point of care. Bringing UpToDate into Ask means more expert review behind every answer, all in the same place they already work. UpToDate in Ask will roll out in the coming weeks to clinicians at health systems that use both Doximity and UpToDate.