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MDCalc

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MDCalc
Industry
Founded2005
Headquarters
ProductsMedical Calculators
Websitewww.mdcalc.com

MDCalc is a free online medical reference for healthcare professionals that provides point-of-care clinical decision-support tools, including medical calculators, scoring systems, and algorithms.[1] MDCalc is also a mobile and web app.[2] The decision-support tools are based on published clinical research,[3] and MDCalc’s content is written by physician authors.[4]

History

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MDCalc was founded by two emergency physicians, Graham Walker, MD, and Joseph Habboushe, MD, MBA,[5] and provides over 500 medical calculators and other clinical decision-support tools.[6]

The MDCalc.com website was launched in 2005.[5] In 2016, MDCalc launched an iOS app,[7] followed by an Android app in 2017.[8] A 2017 survey estimated 65% of U.S. attending physicians and 79% of U.S. resident physicians use MDCalc regularly.[1]

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