Health IT

A few of our leading HIT companies are:

According to Area Development magazine, Georgia is No. 2 for infrastructure and access to global markets. Metro Atlanta ranks in the top five U.S. markets for total bandwidth and fiber access, and is home to the following:

• Two of the largest fiber trunk lines (North/South and East/West)
• Major research lines Internet2 and the National LambdaRail (NLR)
• Virtually every major international and North American fiber provider possess a core interconnection point in Atlanta.

We also have the world’s busiest airport, a vast system of rail and interstate, and the one of the busiest ports in the US. 

Approximately 43,930 Georgians are employed as software and web developers. According to TechAmerica Foundation (2015), Georgia is:

• One of the top 10 states for high-tech job growth
• One of the top 5 states for software publishing employment

Health IT academic programs are offered at higher education institutions across the state, including doctoral degrees in health informatics and post-baccalaureate certificates. In 2017, over 3,000 IT bachelor’s degrees, and more than 1,500 Masters Degrees were awarded by Georgia’s colleges and universities.

Georgia has unmatched talent, corporate strength, university expertise and a rich history in he Health IT industry. The culture of collaboration and wealth of thought leadership across non-profits and higher education institutions has been instrumental in making Georgia the chosen location for company expansions and relocations. The Center of Innovation for Information Technology is the key resource for helping Georgia's technology communities find collaborative research opportunities and partners to connect, compete and grow globally,

We also have a long history serving as innovators and developers of the Health Information industry. In 1961, a group of HIT pioneers at Georgia Tech co-founded the organization that later became the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Currently, the Georgia Chapter of HIMSS encompasses more than 1,800 healthcare IT professionals, including many key CIO's from the state's largest hospitals and healthcare facilities.

The Innovation Crescent is a geographic region and economic development partnership of more than 15 counties and economic entities all dedicated to supporting Georgia's life science and technology growth.  Click to learn more about Life Science Partners and assets that are available in the state.