Announced on May 7, 2009, the General Electric blitz has put Obama-era Healthcare initiatives front and center \u2013 and EMR software<\/a> is an integral part of the mix.<\/p>\n So far, the new Obama Administration has brought us a stimulus plan that included a healthy healthcare component with EMR mandates giving it teeth. An ingredient that seemed to be missing for producing concerted action among U.S. physicians was a big corporate response to Obama’s initiative. Now, perhaps it is here.<\/p>\n May 7, 2009, should be inserted into your calendar as a day of “smart” bandwagon leaping. It’s the day when General Electric launched “Healthymagination,” a generous commitment of $6 billion “to enable better healthcare focusing on cost, access, and quality.” Of this total, half (about $3 billion) is pledged by 2015 to foster healthcare innovation, delivering better patient care at lower cost, with EMR software packages for the public and private sectors becoming an (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Announced on May 7, 2009, the General Electric blitz has put Obama-era Healthcare initiatives front and center \u2013 and EMR software is an integral part of the mix. So far, the new Obama Administration has brought us a stimulus plan…<\/span><\/p>\n