Use of the World Wide Web to deliver clinical information to clinicians

The speed at which the Internet and the World Wide Web have been accepted has not often been matched in the history of new technologies. While the Internet was invented in the 1960's, it did not become commercially available until the late 1980's. Yet, today, the Internet and World Wide Web are household words. Much consumer print and television advertising contain the advertiser's World Wide Web address. Previews in movie theaters contain the World Wide Web addresses of the studios producing the movies. Even children's magazines have their own web sites. The potential uses of these information technologies in health care are great. According to noted author and professor of management, Peter Drucker, health care is one of the most information intensive industries.