Epocrates, a new EHR vendor
Epocrates announced its entrance into the EHR market today at HIMSS 2010 with a press release. A few points that the press release stressed were
- Easy, Accessible and Affordable
- Mobile and Web-based
- Targeting small or solo practices
- Meets Meaningful Use software requirement
- Meets HIPAA compliance requirement
The twitterverse is abuzz with this new announcement. The small ambulatory practices are behind on the adoption curve compared to larger practices and hospitals. This is partly because most vendors have not offered something that speaks to the need of small practice physicians. Initial commentaries, however, indicate that watchers are hopeful that Epocrates will succeed, including those from mobihealthnews and iMedicalApps.
