Health Care IT Faces Growth Amid Availability and Budget Concerns

“There’s been an IT explosion,” says Dan Draper, industry marketing manager, Liebert Products, Emerson Network Power. “New medical devices are now Web connected. There’s a big move toward electronic medical records, along with digital imaging, VoIP and wireless technology. These technologies bring the data directly to the doctor and the patient.”

Understanding is lacking, and more familiarity with infrastructure approaches and technologies is needed, according to Jeff Sturgeon, vice president of marketing and solutions, Emerson Network Power's Liebert products business in North America.