1997 computer columns

LOG ON - NETworking

Articles from past years can be looked up in the Archives indexes or via the site search.

LOG ON - A monthly column on automation trends in medicine

Dec. 8, 1997: You can't paper over computers: Paper vs. electronic records
Nov. 10, 1997: Juggling act: Managing medical records
Oct. 13, 1997: PCASSO with a mouse: Patient Internet access to medical records
Sept. 8, 1997: Open season on e-mail: Its limits, and its potential
Aug. 11, 1997: Claims stake a claim on the Internet
July 14, 1997: Let your fingers do the logging on (fingerprint recognition)
June 9, 1997: Reality bytes Here comes the year 2000 "century bug"
May 12, 1997: Pencils: A lead end Where computerphobes foregather
April 14, 1997: Shift happens: Paradigm shifts in physicians' world
March 10, 1997: Leapfrog, anyone?: Being slow to embrace computers pays off
Feb. 10, 1997: Burn your bridges: Don't computerize gradually
Jan. 13, 1997: An intranet in action: Not just for major facilities

NETworking - A monthly collection of Internet news and tips for physicians

Dec. 15, 1997: Passports, TRAVEL MEDICINE and packing your bag
Nov. 17, 1997: The longs and short of MAGS and ZINES ... plus one MD's crusade
Oct. 20, 1997: You can make a difference by VOLUNTEERING ... plus wiring schools
Sept. 15, 1997: Anxiety and optimism about GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Aug. 18, 1997: MEDICAL SUPER SITES to the rescue!
July 21, 1997: Useful MEDICARE CARRIER SITES ... plus a domain-name wrangle
June 16, 1997: When you get right to it WHAT'S A HIT? ... plus Web designers for doctors
May 19, 1997: Free and useful PATIENT HANDOUTS
April 21, 1997: Special issue: extended profiles of PHYSICIAN WEBMASTERS
March 17, 1997: What's with all this FREE MEDLINE? ... plus "looking out"
Feb. 17, 1997: About FINDING PEOPLE ... and doctors ... plus good books
Jan. 20, 1997: The PREDICTION ... tech stuff on the horizon

The doctors are in the house
The AMA's House of Delegates is holding its Interim Meeting Nov. 7-10 in Houston, addressing issues such as health system reform and physician payment.
AMA House - Slideshow - Updates