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May 1, 2007 By

Health care is serious business.

Spending on health care in the nation reached almost $2 trillion in 2005, or $6,697 per person, according to the most recent research from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

State and local governments bear a significant portion of the burden, the CMS's research discovered, with the public sector accounting for 45 percent of total health-care spending in the nation.

The spending drains government budgets, and public-sector leaders have devoted much effort to finding solutions to vexing health-care issues. Especially over the last several years, technology has had a profound impact on those solutions, and on health-care delivery and information systems used by physicians, hospitals and hospital systems.

 


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