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MedPage Today (PR Newswire) - 05 October 2009

MedPage Today(R) Releases iPhone Application

Easy-Access Tool Provides Breaking Medical News, 24/7, to Busy Clinicians at the Point of Care - or Anywhere

MedPage logoLITTLE FALLS, N.J/PRNewswire/ -- MedPage Today's new iPhone and iPod touch application, release 1.1, is available as a free download through the iTunes store and on the MedPage Today website.

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Providing easy access to MedPage Today's 24/7 breaking medical news coverage, the MedPage Today Mobile app for the iPhone and iPod touch becomes a point-of-care tool for monitoring and responding to the dynamic and changing medical treatment landscape faced by today's busy medical professionals.

MedPage Today is already a workflow tool used primarily during the practice day by clinicians to help them respond to the daily questions their patients ask about breaking news they are receiving via the consumer media. The MedPage Today articles, conference reports, and scientific developments delivered through the iPhone/iPod touch application provide the professional-level information clinicians need to analyze the breaking news and provide clear and comprehensive patient direction -- at the point of care. This daily engagement also puts clinicians in a proactive position of being knowledgeable at the moment the information is available, enabling them to alert affected patients in their practice and address their concerns.

"The MedPage Today Mobile app elevates the usability of the regular MedPage Today service to a whole new level," according to Robert Stern, president and CEO of MedPage Today. "Time-strapped clinicians can now access breaking medical news, medical conference reports, continuing medical education (CME/CE) activities, and all of the features offered on MedPage Today, quickly and easily, wherever they are, with a few taps on their iPhone or iPod touch. It's a convenient, portable, and fun way for healthcare professionals to stay current on the news and other information they need to better address their patients' concerns."

Through MedPage Today's partnership with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, all articles are peer reviewed by a team of physicians under the direction of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine to ensure the quality and accuracy of the information being reported.

In addition, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, and allied health professionals can earn CME/CE credit for reading articles on MedPage Today.

The MedPage Today Mobile application for the iPhone and iPod touch will be continually updated to respond to the real daily practice demands of the clinician at the point of care.

About MedPage Today

MedPage Today is the only service for physicians that provides a clinical perspective on the breaking medical news that their patients are reading. Co-developed by MedPage Today and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, each article alerts clinicians to breaking medical news, with summaries and actionable information enabling them to better understand the implications.

Physicians and other healthcare professionals may also receive Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits at no cost by completing these educational programs. CME is required of physicians in approximately 30 states, and utilization of electronic CME is growing at an estimated 80% annual rate.

More information is available at www.medpagetoday.com. MedPage Today is "PUTTING BREAKING NEWS INTO PRACTICE®."

MEDPAGE TODAY, EXPERT PATIENT, MEDPAGE TODAY MOBILE, ADD YOUR KNOWLEDGE, PUTTING BREAKING MEDICAL NEWS INTO PRACTICE, and TEACHING BRIEF are registered trademarks of MedPage Today, LLC.

Source: MedPage Today

CONTACT: Robert Stern, President and CEO, +1-973-890-0985 x 121,
r.stern@medpagetoday.com

Web Site: http://www.medpagetoday.com/

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