My personal view is that PCs won't go away. But I think we'll be surrounded by devices that will provide access to network-based services. Some will be PCs, and some won't. |
The hard part is the clinical support database. Once we've done that, we can add this [appliance] functionality fairly easily. |
With relatively simple means, we could talk to the network backbone, deliver clinical alerts and let the doctors see lab results and medication history. The demonstration left little doubt in our minds that this technology is practical. |