Intranets are the hottest item in business computer networking, and I predict will form the basis for future-generation medical practice clinical software.
Computer networks are important for GPs.
An Intranet is a special kind of internal company computer network. It is essentially a baby-version of the mighty mother Internet, increasingly replacing traditional office networks. Intranets, unlike the Internet, are usually limited to a particular organisation. But they can, and usually are, set up to permit secure links with outside networks, including to the Internet itself. The key difference between Intranets and conventional computer networks, is that Intranets use same or similar systems and protocols as the Internet.