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Number of Physicians Using Smartphones More Than Doubled Over the Past Year.

Colleagues,

As reported in Health Leaders Media ... According to an April report by Manhattan Research, the number of physicians using smartphones more than doubled to 64% over the past year.

The results of the survey indicate that physicians ... are spending more time online using smartphones to access medical and pharmaceutical resources during the course of their busy day.

"It's rare for me to have an encounter—whether it's a phone visit, a virtual visit, or an office encounter—that I don't use Epocrates," says Michelle Eads, MD a Colorado primary care doctor. Epocrates, is a comprehensive drug and disease reference application developed by San Mateo, CA-based Epocrates, Inc. "If I'm getting ready to talk to a patient and I want to know what the different alternatives and side effects are, I do a little research before the appointment. I'm using it constantly." ...

Read on at: http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/235750/topic/WS_HLM2_TEC/...

ENJOY!

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