" The Map of Medicine(R) is an online clinical knowledge resource, providing healthcare professionals with specialist knowledge at the point of care. Designed and developed by Medic-to-Medic(R), the Map of Medicine has been created by healthcare professionals for healthcare professionals to provide instant 24/7 access to comprehensive clinical pathways incorporating the most valid evidence-based sources available.Over 250 clinical care pathways covering all major areas of medicine and spanning both primary and secondary care represent visual patient journeys and serve as a model for clinical process, facilitating efficient use of resources and resource planning across a healthcare system. It also helps to define referral points and criteria, so minimizing the risks of poor referrals, inappropriate tests and procedures and flawed patient journeys.As a clinical process model, the Map of Medicine facilitates standardization of practice and minimization of risk of variation in patient treatment across the healthcare system whilst leaving enough flexibility so as not to stifle innovation.Flexible and customizable, the Map of Medicine empowers healthcare professionals to 'localize' the product, including the editing of pathway content and the edition of 'user notes'. Pre-formatted for printing, the Map of Medicine allows pathways to be shared across an organization: thus promoting knowledge sharing and best practice.The Map of Medicine aims to resolves the main problems that healthcare professionals face today, problems such as:* information overload* the difficulty in meeting clinical governance standards* an increasing overload on healthcare system * clinical risk management* limited clinical and local knowledge of student, trainee and locum staffIn addition, due to the visual flow-chart format and its underlying XML-based technology, the Map of Medicine can be a communication tool which allows dissemination and rapid mobilization of best practices across the local community.Fundamental to the Map of Medicine approach is speed of access to the right information without patronizing the experienced clinician. The Map of Medicine is being deployed within the Connecting for Health program, the largest healthcare IT program in the world. The Map of Medicine is currently available in 79 National Health Service (NHS) organizations in England as part of this program and has been described by E-Health Insider as one of the genuine successes. "