NR599 Critical Appraisal (Medical Application Critical Appraisal Guidelines) Bailee Hinds

NR599 Critical Appraisal (Medical Application Critical Appraisal Guidelines) Bailee Hinds Name Medscap Author Peter Frishauf led the founders' team that created Medscape in 1995 (Medscape, n.d.). Medscape Education within the WebMD network developed and maintains this app since 2001 (Medscape, n.d.) Endorsement Medscape has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the FDA, and they collaborate with each other. This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) defines the framework in which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will provide publicly available content to be used in health professional informational, educational, and training programs that will be run by WebMD and Medscape (FDA, 2017). Medscape is accredited through Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) providing continuing education for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists (Medscape, n.d.) Operation The app is suitable on a mobile device or computer, but the mobile app is very easy to utilize. It is used by over 3 million people and in past years has been the #1 downloaded app on the iTunes App Store (Medscape, n.d.). The app is best used on a mobile device because the app is more organized and easier to navigate. In addition, smartphones are carried around by most providers, so it becomes the most convenient and easiest way to access health information. It is easy to use, and instructions are not needed