epocrates is a widely used mobile medical reference application that provides healthcare professionals with access to clinical information at the point of care. The software is designed to assist physicians, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other healthcare providers in making informed decisions about drug interactions, medical calculations, diagnosis and treatment options. It was initially developed as a Palm Pilot application in 1998 and has since evolved into a comprehensive medical resource available on various platforms.
History
Founded in 1998 by three Stanford Business School students,
[ ] early versions of Epocrates ran on
Palm
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* Palm plants, of family Arecaceae
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**Palm oil
* Several other plants known as "palm"
Palm or Palms may also refer to:
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devices and desktop computers. By 2006, the user base had reached an estimated 525,000 users worldwide, including 200,000 doctors in the United States.
[ ] Upon the introduction of the
Apple iPhone
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, Epocrates became the first medical app on Apple's mobile platform.
Early funding partners
M1included Bay City Capital,
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is an American venture capital firm. In January 2019, DFJ Venture, the early-stage team, spun out and formed Threshold Ventures. DFJ Growth continues to be managed by co-founder John Fisher and co-founders Mark Ba ...
, Interwest Partners, Sprout Group, and Three Arch Partners.
In 2010, the company grew to more than 250 employees
and surpassed 1 million users worldwide, including 40% of the physicians in
the United States
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.
On January 7, 2013, it was announced that
athenahealth
Athenahealth, Inc. is a privately held American company that provides network-enabled services for healthcare and point-of-care mobile apps in the United States.
The company was founded in 1997 in San Diego and is now headquartered in Boston, ...
would acquire Epocrates for about $293 million.
In February 2022, Matt Titus was appointed as
COO.
Products
The Epocrates app is designed for physicians and other healthcare professionals for use at the point of care. App users check drug dosing, drug interactions, drug safety details, medical news, disease diagnosis and management guidance, as well as evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
athenahealth markets free and paid subscription versions of the app, which are available from Google Play or the App Store.
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References
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