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Review of Epocrates new Electronic Health Record, iMedicalApps exclusive

Sep 21, 2011 by
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We share the details of our tour through Epocrates EHR, the latest addition to a crowded field. We were impressed and look forward to seeing the additions to come.

First Aid Q&A iPhone app for USMLE Step 1 is a great resource, but not for everyone

Sep 19, 2011 by
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Part of the popular First Aid series, this app is a great resource for medical students preparing for Step 1. However, certain deficits mean it is not for everyone.

Free Epocrates Essentials App for Med Students

Aug 09, 2011 by
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While there are very few things in life that are free, the developers of the popular Epocrates line of apps beg to differ.  For the first two weeks of August, Epocrates Essentials will be available to download FREE to all medical students who attend an accredited school. This is quite a good deal, as the original value of the app is $159.00.

Epocrates electronic health record raises new possibilities and ethical questions

Aug 03, 2011 by
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Last week, Epocrates announced the availability of its long-anticipated EHR platform cleverly named Epocrates EHR — but does Epocrates close relationship with pharma complicate the picture?

Pharma influence in popular physician medical apps goes mainstream with New York Times

Jul 29, 2011 by
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Covered by iMA nearly a month ago, the New York Times takes the issue of pharma influence in mobile apps mainstream.

Physicians, Pharma, and “free” medical apps

Jul 05, 2011 by
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The medical app industry is a big business, but the apps are no longer the product – the physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers who use them are. In the first part of this series, we examined some of the financial forces driving the medical app industry. Our focus then was Epocrates, the veritable founder of the industry. As is clearly stated in their recent SEC statement, Epocrates primary revenue stream has become the pharmaceutical industry and as such a [Read more]

Why “free” Epocrates and Medscape aren’t really free medical apps for Physicians

Jun 28, 2011 by
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Medical apps are a big business, but not because of the apps. In this two-part series, we look at how the physicians who use these apps became the product.

Pill Identifier Lite : Head-to-Head comparison against pill identifiers in Epocrates and Lexi-Comp

Jun 08, 2011 by
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Pill Identification can represent a challenging but occasionally even life-saving endeavor for healthcare professionals, examples include: an ER physician diagnosing beta-blockade toxicity in a bradycardic patient or oral hypoglycemic toxicity in a seizing patient or parents discovering an unknown stray pill in their teenager’s belongings. Read how Pill Identifier Lite stacks up against similar free offerings from Epocrates and Lexi Comp.

Epocrates is now valued at half a billion dollars – but is it worth it?

Mar 09, 2011 by
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Epocrates is one of the hottest IPO’s of this year. Not everyone thinks it should be.

Epocrates IPO blows away analysts expectation – a great sign for mHealth entrepreneurs

Feb 03, 2011 by
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When Epocrates first opened up shop in 1998, it was entering what, at the time, seemed to be a niche market – providing medical reference tools on PDA’s. Turns out, what they were really doing was catching the leading edge of a transformation in medical information technology, largely powered by developments in the consumer telecommunications industry. And they have now ridden that wave into a wildly successful IPO yesterday. And in the setting of an otherwise relatively anemic market and [Read more]

Analysis of Free Drug Medical Reference Apps: Epocrates, Lexi-Comp, Medscape, Micromedex, Pepid, Skyscape

Dec 22, 2010 by
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In this comprehensive review, iMedicalApps compares the free versions of the six of the best-known medical reference apps for the iPhone/iPod touch/iPad: Epocrates, Lexi-Comp, MedScape, Micromedex, Pepid, and Skyscape.

Epocrates acquisition of Modality makes sense while Android users could be left out in the cold

Nov 17, 2010 by
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Epocrates acquisition of Modality makes sense. However, Android users could be left out in the cold based on the track record of both companies.