Executive Summary

Despite the revolution in health care information technology, one thing has not changed; the reluctance of physicians to use computers to enter or retrieve patient data. This resistance used to be based on computer phobia, but it now stems from the sheer number and complexity of specialized applications--each with its own user interface, separate log-in procedures, user names and passwords. Sentillion Inc., spun-out of Hewlett-Packard Co., believes it can solve this problem with its {Vergence Context Management} software.