| Table 3: Physician information management services | ||
| Name | Address | Description |
| Doctors' Guide to the Internet | http://www.pslgroup.com/ docguide.htm | Offers services in six main areas (medical news, new drugs and drug indications, conferences and CME events, physician discussion groups, consultation services, goods and services) and a matrix of medical Internet sites.
Sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. Registration required for some services. |
| Medscape | http://www.medscape.com/ | Billed as a medical journal but offers additional services. Provides structured reviews of peer-reviewed medical articles. Provides access to literature reviews. Organized by specialty. Linked to Internet resources. Registration required. |
| Physicians' Online | http://www.po.com/hyper.htm | Offers search services for MEDLINE, AIDSline, CANCERLIT and Physicians GenRX, among others. Provides access to selected medical Internet sites. Sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. Registration required. |
| Physicians' Guide to the Internet | http://www.webcom.com/pgi | Provides services in four main areas: lifestyle, clinical practice, postgraduate education and advice for new physicians. Provides access to other medical sites and gives Internet tips. No registration or subscription required. |
| Physicians' Home Page | http://www.silverplatter.com/ physicians/ | Offers six services: database access (MEDLINE, CANCERLIT and AIDSline), current articles from top medical journals, a forum for consensus input on 100 medical questions, an online library, CME information, and leisure activities (investment, travel and life-style). Subscription required. |
| CME = continuing medical education. | ||