
Lemos aqui, que "A new study shows that physicians are successfully using personal digital assistants (PDAs) with decision support software to improve the practice of medicine". E adiantam-se mais novidades no referido artigo "Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, found that physicians specifically said they felt products from Epocrates, San Mateo, Calif., help improve patient safety and care on a daily basis". Ou ainda, "approximately 500,000 users among physicians, nurses, and medical students, is one of the best known of the PDA medical applications providers". A empresa que tem o serviço é a www.epocrates.com (conforme imagem em anexo).