Report

March 2000

• Internet optimists expect doctors to crowd online.
• Two-thirds of healthcare executives view physician adoption of the Net as important to their institutions.

• The Internet is focused on the commercial domain while the doctor focuses on the clinical domain.

• Vendors should avoid using medical error reduction as a selling point.
• The AMA must lead the fight against PDA proliferation.

• Wireless devices must work with hospital equipment.

• Figure 1.  Healthcare Professionals Count On Physicians Going Online
• Figure 2.  Nonphysicians And Physicians Differ On The Net's Uselfulness
• Figure 3.  Physicians Will Not Respond Personally To Email
• Figure 4.  Physicians Balk Because They Don't Think Online Activities Pay Off
• Figure 5.  The "Killer App" For Physicians Would Boost Practice Productivity
• Figure 6.  AMA Data Sharpens The Picture Of MDs' Disaffection Toward The Net
• Figure 7.  The PCP's Clinical Workflow And Pertinent Internet Applications
• Figure 8.  Net Strategies: Relevance To PCP's Clinical Workflow, 2000-2002

 

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