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To: Andre Williamson who wrote (38145)	1/12/2000 9:54:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45548

"I for one, am extremely grateful so many are so ignorant" i don't know if i just got called a name, or not. but that's my story and i'm sticking to it! :) mark

To: Andre Williamson who wrote (38145)	1/13/2000 2:34:00 AM
From: chirodoc	Respond to of 45548

DOCTORS AND PALMTOPS seem like a perfect match to a host of start-ups. January 13, 2000 Business Bulletin Business Bulletin Companies such as ePhysician, Mountain View, Calif., PocketScript Inc., Cincinnati, and LogonHealth, Morris Plains, N.J., promote Web-based software systems that use palm-size computers to let doctors send typed prescriptions to pharmacies and do other tasks. Backers say the devices can help curb errors caused by bad handwriting and other communication glitches. The companies add that the devices save time and money by linking to managed-care databases for a speedy way to cross-check and select alternative drugs. Donald Palmisano, an American Medical Association trustee, says the AMA applauds any technology that helps reduce errors, but adds that the systems also raise security and privacy issues. Indeed, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy has approved two such devices, but director William Winsley notes that Ohio doesn't consider passwords to be enough security, so other steps are required. David Restrepo, an analyst at Jupiter Communications, New York, says the new industry's leaders will be companies with devices that are easy to use, mobile, and resemble what doctors and patients are used to. Palmtops are often free to doctors. Start-ups will charge tiny transaction fees to pharmacies, labs and others