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November 9, 2006 — Issue No. 65


 

In This Issue

Doctor with Patient

New Products Coming Soon

We're excited to announce that the following new products will be available from Epocrates next month:

Epocrates® Medical Dictionary
Mobile guide to over 100,000 medical terms, prefixes and suffixes, eponyms, procedures, and protocols

Epocrates® Coder
Complete mobile guide to more than 20,000 ICD-9 and CPT® codes

Epocrates® Essentials Deluxe
Our complete mobile and online clinical suite, including all Epocrates premium products

CPT® copyright 2005 American Medical Association. All rights reserved

Medicare Part D 2007

As you probably know, enrollment for Medicare Part D 2007 starts on November 15th. Patients can change their current plans without penalty, so many of your senior patients may have questions about their current plans, as well as plans they are considering joining.

We would like to remind you that all Medicare Part D prescription drug plan formularies are available for FREE with Epocrates mobile products and via Epocrates Online.

We will publish the updated formularies for 2007 as soon as they are available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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Epocrates Wins Mobile Star Awards

We are proud to report that Epocrates has been recognized by the 2006 MobileVillage MobileStar Awards for the second consecutive year. The Mobile Star Awards recognize top mobile products, success stories, and visionaries chosen by readers of MobileVillage's free newsletter Go Mobile®.

In the Healthcare Professional Reference category, a "Gold Star" was awarded to the Epocrates SxDx™ disease reference and symptom assessment tool, and the availability of Medicare Part D formularies won a "Bright Star."

Thank you very much to all our customers who voted for Epocrates! 

 

Tufts Diversity Study — Deadline Extended

It's not too late for our US physician members to complete a 15-minute Tufts CSDD survey. The study is aimed at understanding diversity and disparities among physicians involved with clinical research.

Take the Survey »
(survey closes November 20th)

Please Note: This survey is not affiliated with the Epocrates Honors® Panel.

 


 

Updates At A Glance

 Clinical Content

New FDA-approved drugs added in October include:

  • Fentora (fentanyl buccal)
  • Opana /Opana ER (oxymorphone)
  • Orapred ODT (prednisolone)
  • Sprycel (dasatinib)
  • Travatan Z (travoprost ophthalmic)
  • Xolegel (ketoconazole topical)

See More Clinical Updates »


 MobileCMEŽ Activities

The MobileCME on-the-go learning center now offers rheumatology and urology specialty channels. Select these channels to receive the most relevant activities in those specialty areas.

To add these channels, launch the free MobileCME application and select "Add/Remove Specialties" from the specialty drop-down. Select your desired specialties and then sync.


 Formularies

The following Medicaid formularies are available now:

  • Iowa Medicaid (IA)
  • PrimeWest Medicaid (MN, ND, SD)
  • Missouri Medicaid (MO)
  • UPHP Medicaid (MI)
  • Maryland Medicaid (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Gold Star

   
 

Quick Poll Results

Last month we asked you whether as a healthcare professional, you make a conscious effort to hand out healthier treats at Halloween.

35% said yes. 65% said no.

Those of you concerned about sweet treats might be interested to know that candy isn't always bad for you; indeed, a recent Swiss study found that nibbling dark chocolate every day may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in male smokers! To learn more about this study, and earn CME credits, select the MobileCME activity titled "Two Ounces of Daily Dark Chocolate Mitigates Smokers' Heart Risks."

Learn more about Epocrates MobileCME»

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