CNN - Huge growth for tech in health sector

CNN - Traditionally, IT has been used within healthcare mainly for back-office functions, such as billing and hospital admissions.

The big prize, however, lies in incorporating IT into patient treatment via a process known as "clinical decision support" that can guide physicians through their options.

"We have a long way to go in healthcare. We are bound by paper, and paper is not working," Mark Dente, director of GE's Healthcare Solutions division, told the Kepler Equities conference.

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This sector is where I'm going to be spending my time. I'm doing IT work with four clinics with one of the local county government agencies.

Bill