title: Information in the palm of your hand.
abstract: Physicians need a way to access and organize personal, patient-related, and medical reference information. Hand-held computers are a practical solution that can make this information available at the point of care. We review the major types of hand-held computers and their software and recommend specific models based on physicians' needs. We also describe software for hand-held computers, with special attention to medical record and medical reference software.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University, USA. mark.ebell@ht.msu.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ebell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rovner
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet; D009862:Online Systems; D012984:Software; D014481:United States