MGH Guides: Apps for Health Professionals: Clinical Reference Tools

Clinical Reference Tools for MGH

MGH affiliates have access to several clinical reference tools through library subscriptions. The apps below are free to download, but some require a registration. Special thanks to Dan McCloskey at Treadwell Library for these apps.

Micromedex
Micromedex provides comprehensive drug, disease and toxicology oriented information for health care professionals and patients. MGH affiliates can install the Micromedex Drug Reference, Drug Interactions and Compatibility apps. Click the link above to open Micromedex. Then find the Download Mobile Apps link in the Resources box on the right hand side.
UpToDate
UpToDate is designed with the busy clinician in mind. Search common medical abbreviations, graphics, use filters, and more. To get mobile access, register for an individual account while on the Mass General Brigham network. You can then use that account to sign into the app or onto the mobile optimized website. You will need to log-in to UpToDate while on the Mass General Brigham network every 90 days in order to keep your mobile access. For more information about maintaining your verification, please see this Partners Handbook Tip Sheet: UpToDate Anywhere Registration.

More Clinical Reference Tools

These apps are well-reviewed and come with free content, although some also offer in-app purchases.

Epocrates
The free version of Epocrates is a drug information reference. Download Apple/iOS or download Android.
Medscape
Medscape has multiple apps available for both iOS and Android, including a reference app, news app, and CME/Education app. This app has been recommended by IHP faculty. Download Apple/iOS or download Android.
Skyscape
Skyscape Medical Library has calculators, a drug reference tool, and a clinical decision support tool for free, plus the option to buy additional resources. Available for Apple/iOS and Android.
Calculate by QxMD
Calculate by QxMD is a clinical decision support tool that has hundreds of medical calculators in this free app. Download Apple/iOS or Download Android or Use it Online
Medibabble
Medibabble is a unique, completely free translation tool that will help you communicate with patients who speak languages such as Spanish, French, German, Hatian Creole, Russian, and both Mandarin and Cantonese. [iOS Only]

Stat!Ref

As MGH students or employees, you have access to Stat!Ref Mobile, the app that accompanies this versatile online resource. Please visit the Stat!Ref Mobile website for links to all App types and authentication instructions. You will need to connect to Stat!Ref online using your Mass General Brigham credentials and set up a temporary login.

The resources included in MGH's Stat!Ref subscription are:

AAFP Conditions A-Z (2024)
AHFS Drug Information® (2024)
AHFS Patient Medication Information (2024)
AJCC Cancer Staging Manual - 8th Ed. (2017)
AJCC Cancer Staging System - Version 9 (2024)
AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - 2024 Edition
Auscultation Skills: Breath & Heart Sounds- 5th ed. (2014)
Essential Evidence Plus™ & AHFS DI® Essentials™
ICD-10-CM: Clinical Modification (2024)
ICD-10-PCS: Procedure Coding System (2024)
ICD-9-CM - VOLUMES 1, 2 & 3 (2015)
ICU Book, Marino's - 4th ed. (2014)
INFECTIOUS DISEASES: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Merck Manual Consumer Version
Rook's Textbook of Dermatology - 9th ed. (2016)
Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics, The - 37th ed. (2023)
The Wills Eye Manual: Office and Emergency Room Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Disease - 8th ed. (2022)
Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology - 15th ed. (2024)

Title list updated 6/24/24