athenahealth, Inc.(NASDAQ:
ATHN), a leading provider of cloud-based electronic
health record (EHR),
practice management, and care
coordination services to medical groups and health systems, today
announced that it has completed its acquisition of Epocrates, mobile
health pioneer and developer of the most-widely adopted, point-of-care
medical application among U.S. physicians.
Combining forces, athenahealth and Epocrates set out to be the best in
the world at helping caregivers make decisions with confidence and
efficiency in the moments of care. By leveraging Epocrates' mobile
expertise with knowledge and data from athenahealth's cloud-based
network, the combined company is uniquely positioned to introduce new
mobile workflows and applications to fuel the delivery of high-value
information to the clinical community when, where, and how they want it.
Additionally, this acquisition accelerates athenahealth’s access to the
clinician market, growing its current provider base of 40,000 to include
the more than one million clinicians on the Epocrates network.
“Epocrates is king at supporting physicians at the point-of-care when
immensely consequential clinical decisions are being made and additional
clinical insight is needed,” said Jonathan Bush, Chairman and CEO of
athenahealth, Inc. “The brand awareness, familiarity, and trust that
Epocrates has garnered among U.S. physicians is inspiring and aligns
with our mission to be medical caregivers’ most trusted service. We are
committed to preserving the mobile experience that Epocrates has
instilled at the point-of-care and will work to make mobility in health
care even more meaningful through the introduction of workflows and
capabilities that haven’t yet been part of the caregiver mobile toolset.”
Find out today what more than one million health care professionals
already have—download the Epocrates app for free on your iPhone, iPad,
Android, or Blackberry (www.epocrates.com/mobile).
To learn more about the Epocrates and athenahealth brand and shared
vision, please visit: www.athenahealth.com/epoc.
About athenahealth
athenahealth, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud-based Best in KLAS
electronic health record (EHR),
practice management, and care coordination services to medical groups
and health systems. athenahealth’s mission is to be the most trusted
service to medical care givers, helping them do well doing the right
thing. For more information, please visit www.athenahealth.com
or call 888-652-8200.
About Epocrates
Epocrates, Inc., now an athenahealth company, is recognized for
developing the #1 medical application among U.S. physicians for clinical
content, practice tools, and health industry engagement at the point of
care. Epocrates has established a loyal network of more than one million
healthcare professionals, including 50 percent of U.S. physicians, who
routinely use its intuitive solutions to help streamline workflow and
improve patient care. For more information, please visit www.epocrates.com/company.
