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Future Physician of American survey results

  • For the 4th consecutive year, 1,000 medical students speak out on the prevalence of technology in medicine, quality of medical training and U.S. healthcare system.

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Economic Impact on Patients' Medication Compliance and Generic Drug Use

A nationwide survey reveals patients may be cutting back on filling medications, and how physicians can help contain these health care costs.

  • Nearly 95% of physicians are concerned patients may not be complying their prescriptions because of the economic climate
  • ~60% of physicians report more patients have been requesting generic medications in the past six months
  • Physician rank electronic formulary references, followed by electronic medical records as the technologies that help them save patients money

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Trends in Online Resource Use Among Clinicians

A nationwide survey of physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses reveals the impact online resources have on patient care.

  • More than 90% strongly agreed or agreed accessing clinical information online improves patient satisfaction and communication
  • More than 70% have prescribed a lower cost or generic medication for a patient using Epocrates
  • Online references are mostly used during or between patient consultations for quick access to drug or treatment information

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Apple iPhone Becomes a Patient Safety Device with Epocrates

Physicians and consumers were surveyed to see how the iPhone is being used to support clinical decisions and ensure medication safety

  • Nearly 80% of physicians report using Epocrates during patient visits
  • Thousands of consumers have downloaded Epocrates to their iPhone to monitor their personal health care (67%) or manage family care (23%)

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Prevalence of Medical Errors

  • The number of serious adverse drug events reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has more than doubled between 1998 and 2005. (Archives of Internal Medicine, 2007)
  • The number of fatal drug events between 1998 and 2005 went up from 5,519 to 15,107, a 270 percent increase. (Archives of Internal Medicine, 2007)

Medical Errors chartHow many medical errors or adverse drug events (ADEs) does Epocrates help you avoid each week? (n=3,828 physicians)

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