A doctor doesn't need Uptodate to manage your run of the mill asthma and diabetes :). Best tip? Do your own research and take it to your GP. Either they appreciate it, or they dismiss it. That's the best way to differentiate between good+bad doctors.
As a doctor myself, I can assure you that it's possibly the worst way to differentiate capable from incapable docs. It's a good way to differentiate socially skilled docs from socially inept ones. This I can agree with.
