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Clinicians will soon be able to hit Pharmas up with drug questions and to report adverse events via Epocrates right on their iPhones. With over 72% of docs sporting smartphones and more than 950,000 Epocrates users, the ability to readily contact Pfizer and other pharmaceutical manufacturers to obtain rapid and tailored scientific responses from medical specialists may help physicians make more informed drug therapy decisions.

From the press release:

"Contact Pfizer" is now a feature available in the Epocrates drug profiles of approximately 40 Pfizer products. By providing easy access directly to the manufacturer, this feature provides Epocrates’ users the option for immediate phone access to Pfizer Medical Information specialists to obtain scientific information about the company’s medications and report adverse reactions. Additionally, healthcare providers will soon have the option to email Pfizer Medical Information for select Pfizer products.

Press release: Pfizer And Epocrates Partner To Give Healthcare Providers Access To Medical Information Specialists For Medication Questions New Feature Provides Two-Way Communication at Point of Care…

Dell has teamed up with Practice Fusion to offer small physician practices packaged Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems. Just like ordering any other Dell products, you can easily outfit your office with Dell machines already running Practice Fusion’s free and popular EMR package. We’ve been impressed with Practice Fusion’s free offering as it competes handily with the pricey big boys out there.

From the announcement:

The Dell/Practice Fusion packaged solution combines Practice Fusion’s free, web-based Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system with Dell’s EMR technology hardware suite including desktop and laptop computers, specialized broadband hardware, scanners and printers. The package is ideal for small practices looking for an affordable turnkey EMR solution that is easy to purchase and use. With Dell and Practice Fusion, medical offices can easily replace paper systems with electronic charting, scheduling, prescribing and lab orders, improving the efficiency of the care delivered to patients as a result.

When a Dell and Practice Fusion package is ordered by a medical practice, it will receive:

* Three months interest-free financing on the order for qualified users.
* Quick online access to the fully-enabled EMR account for every member of the practice.
* Fast delivery of practice-ready hardware from Dell.
* Assistance with EMR training and setting up e-prescribing, lab connections and a Personal Health Record portal for patients.
* Phone support from Practice Fusion and Dell.

Press release: Practice Fusion and Dell to Provide Doctors Affordable Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Package…

Link: Dell + Practice Fusion…

Flashbacks: Practice Fusion Wants to Disrupt EMR Market; Do We Really Need an EMR Bureaucracy?; Free EMRs to Bail Out US Healthcare

Medtronic‘s Physio-Control division just launched a new version of its popular patient management system that relays data on patient status from ambulances to clinicians awaiting back at the hospital. The LIFENET 4.1 now features an adapter to interface with various models of ECGs for automatic coordination of telemetry with cardiologists, allowing docs to have substantial prep before the patient even gets there.

New features in LIFENET 4.1:

LIFENET Adapter — Enables data from multiple 12-lead management systems to be routed through the LIFENET System, allowing hospitals to standardize on one system to receive patient data from the field.

LIFENET Connect — Allows data to be sent automatically from LIFEPAK(R) monitor/defibrillators directly into CODE-STAT, Physio-Control’s post-event review software. LIFENET Connect sends this data via the internet while the LIFEPAK device is still in the ambulance, thereby providing increased operational efficiency.

LIFENET Export — Enables data to be exported from the LIFENET(R) System into hospital information systems.

LIFENET Archive — Permits storage of 12-lead ECG and vital sign reports on a local desktop computer.

LIFENET Asset –Provides users with a web-based system to track LIFEPAK device inventory. LIFEPAK service and maintenance information is downloaded to and accessible from the LIFENET System, allowing EMS personnel to spend less time on administrative duties and focus more on saving lives.

Product page: LIFENET System…

Press release: Physio-Control Launches Version 4.1 of Its LIFENET® System…