SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Epocrates announced today that the Epocrates(R) Essentials integrated suite of industry-leading clinical reference applications is now available for Pocket PC devices. The suite includes all of the key decision support applications -- drugs, diseases, and diagnostics -- required for today’s health care professional, all seamlessly integrated at the point-of-care. Epocrates has also launched the Pocket PC version of its free basic drug reference guide, Epocrates Rx(R).
“Pocket PC devices have become increasingly popular among physicians and health care professionals as a tool to help them practice better medicine and improve patient care,” said Kirk Loevner, Epocrates CEO. “With this launch, Epocrates now offers all of our leading products for both Palm and Pocket PC devices.”
Epocrates has been at the forefront in providing clinical reference applications at the point-of-care since its founding in 1998. Today, over 420,000 physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals, including one in four U.S. physicians, are active users of Epocrates applications. The Epocrates suite of products provides unparalleled ease-of-use and up-to-date, trusted content that improves patient care and safety, and results in greater efficiency.
“Mobile devices are driving key efficiencies in healthcare by enabling physicians to quickly access information as they treat patients throughout their day,” said Bill Keay Enterprise Manager of Mobility Solutions for Microsoft’s Healthcare and Life Sciences team. “Although sometimes viewed as slow to adopt information technology, physicians will readily embrace solutions if the benefits are clear. Based on familiar, easy-to-use technology from Microsoft, the new software suite from Epocrates will drive physician productivity -- saving time, facilitating decisions and ultimately enabling improved patient care.”
Essentials Suite Product Specifications
The Epocrates Rx Pro drug reference includes over 3,000 monographs including adult and pediatric dosing, contraindications and cautions and adverse reactions; an alternative medicine guide covering over 400 herbals; the MultiCheck(R) function capable of checking up to 30 drugs simultaneously for interactions; health plan formulary coverage and retail prices; the Epocrates ID(R) infectious disease treatment guide; and built-in dosing and medical calculators.
The Epocrates Dx comprehensive medical diagnostic and therapeutic reference is based on respected content from the editor of 5-Minute Clinical Consult and features over 1,200 conditions and diagnoses described in extensive detail, quick treatment reminders, signs and symptoms, differential diagnoses, medications and more.
The Epocrates Lab reference covers hundreds of diagnostic tests and panels including information on collection, preparation and cautions; pricing and Medicare reimbursement; and interpretation (disease, drug and spurious causes) and follow-up guidelines.
The Epocrates Essentials suite is available for download from http://www.epocrates.com/ as either an annual or two-year, low cost subscription compatible with Pocket PC and Palm OS handheld devices synchronizing to a Windows PC.
Epocrates Rx Drug Reference Specifications
The Epocrates Rx drug reference is Epocrates’ basic drug reference guide, featuring a robust database of over 3,000 drug monographs including adult and pediatric dosing, contraindications and cautions, adverse reactions, manufacturers and cost information and drug interactions; the built-in MultiCheck(R) function that allows the user to simultaneously check up to 30 drugs for interactions; access to health plan formulary information; and a convenient AutoUpdate feature that ensures that users fully benefit from Epocrates’ ongoing database updates. Epocrates Rx is available for download at no cost for use with handheld devices using either the Pocket PC or the Palm OS syncing to a Windows PC.
About Epocrates, Inc.
San Mateo, CA-based Epocrates Inc. is the leading provider of clinical information at the point of care, with more than 420,000 health care professionals, including over 25 percent of U.S. physicians, actively using its products. Epocrates’ product offering is led by the Epocrates(R) Essentials mobile clinical reference suite featuring all of the key decision support applications -- drugs, diseases, and diagnostics -- required for today’s health care professional. The Epocrates Rx(R) and Epocrates Rx Pro(TM) drug reference products are the most widely used in the industry, by individual clinicians and by medical groups, hospitals, universities and medical libraries. Epocrates also provides formulary information from health plans, hospitals, Medicaid agencies and pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies that represent over 95 million individuals, and messaging and market research services. For more information, visit http://www.epocrates.com/.
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