INTRODUCTION
What is Evidence-Based Medicine?
What is Point-of-Care Testing?
What are the Benefits of Point-of-Care Testing?
Goals of Epocare
Why Do Hospitals and Clinics Need Epocare?
Disciplines Involved in Creating Epocare
Goals of Epocare
1. To assess physicians' information needs at the point of patient care.
2. To develop and evaluate formats for delivering the information on mobile computers.
3. To determine if and how handheld devices can improve patient care and prescribing practices both in clinics and at the beside.