Epocrates: PDA medical software

• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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)

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

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• 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)
• Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 million people every year (Institute of Medicine, 2006)
• 400,000 preventable drug-related injuries occur each year in hospitals. Another 900,000 occur in long-term care settings and roughly 530,000 occur among Medicare recipients in outpatient clinics (Institute of Medicine, 2006).
• More than 60% of physicians believed that using the Epocrates Rx drug reference reduced the likelihood of an adverse drug event or medication error three or more times in the prior month (Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2005).
• Over half of physicians report avoiding at least 1 medical error a week (Epocrates, 2007)

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

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