The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act should be a boon to wireless kit providers that focus on a few key industries, including healthcare. According to New York-based ABI Research, the $6.8 billion earmarked for wireless communications upgrades and new deployments during 2009 and 2010 will have an “enormous impact on Wi-Fi and wireless broadband vendors.” Read »

When you read news that a group of well-known healthcare IT vendors have launched a joint effort to educate physicians across the country on the benefits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, don't you kind of have to smile? Nothing against healthcare IT vendors, but don't they mean to say they're going to sell physicians on the benefits of the ARRA? I guess sometimes that's a subtle distinction. Read »

Sure, there are “stimulus” funds in the pipeline for health IT projects, but the lion’s share of that money won’t materialize until sometime next year. In the meantime, tech industry research firm IDC says that, because of the global credit crunch, demand for technology leasing and financing will increase more than 10 percent in 2009, exceeding $100 billion. What to do if your organization wants to tackle an IT project before ARRA funds become available in 2010? Call Big Blue. Maybe. Read »