These services are designed to be one-stop-shopping resources of reliable information for health care providers. These services will provide access to a variety of tools for a fee. Many providers find these services to be quite valuable but I rarely use them. I find it easier to get my answers elsewhere but many busy physicians and academicians swear by them. An example of one that is quite popular is MD Consult (http://www.mdconsult.com/) which is available for free for licensed physicians. Access to the service can be obtained by regestering with Merck at http://www.merckmedicus.com.
An article in the July/August 2003 issue of Family Practice Management (http://www.aafp.org/fpm/20030700/49prac.html) described four sites with evidence-based clinical resources. These are: