Business
Health IT grows
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Oct. 20, 2008
While other industries are scaling back on information technology investments, health IT is forecasted to grow, according to a report recently published by Datamonitor, an international research group.
The company's research found that for the fourth straight year, the number of non-health enterprises planning to increase their IT budgets has fallen. More than 50% said they expect to keep their IT budgets the same in 2009 as it was in 2008, while 13% are expecting budget cuts. The only exception is health care where budgets are expected to increase significantly over the next year.
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