title: Joining the personal digital assitant revolution.
abstract: Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), also known as handheld computers, are being increasingly adopted by physicians, many of whom find the PDA to be an indispensable part of their medical practice. With limited time and expense, an interested physician can choose and purchase a PDA, connect it to a computer, and fill it with useful medical software, much of which is available at little or no cost on the Internet. At its most basic, the PDA allows for the access of medical reference material at the point of care. Physicians interested in going to the next level can use the PDA for electronic prescribing, charge capture, or to customize documents or databases to meet the specific needs of their practice.
authors: Department of Family Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
authors: Andrew D
authors: AD
authors: Schechtman