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Electronic Medical Records: VAR Opportunities Grow to a Trickle

When the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act was passed, the technology industry was quick to identify opportunities to participate. One of the big ones was an estimated $18 billion in economic stimulus funds for electronic medical records (EMR) at physician’s offices and hospitals. The problem for the reseller channel was that vendors who offered such […]

Written By: Jessica Davis
Dec 30, 2009
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When the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act was passed, the
technology industry was quick to identify opportunities to participate.

One of the big ones was an estimated $18 billion in economic stimulus
funds for electronic medical records (EMR) at physician’s offices and
hospitals. The problem for the reseller channel was that vendors who offered such technology didn’t sell through the channel.

But with the hugeness of the opportunity, some of these EMR vendors
found that they needed to hop aboard the channel bandwagon, and while
many doors are still closed, indeed a few opportunities have opened up
for VARs.

Here’s a quick look:

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