[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 96 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H5495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          PIEDMONT HEALTH CARE

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate two Georgia 
hospitals, Piedmont and Piedmont Fayette, which this month were named 
two of the Nation's Most Wired Hospitals by a Benchmarking survey.
  The Piedmont health care group is known for its longstanding 
commitment to health information technology. With this award, the whole 
Nation now understands how these hospitals are using electronic medical 
records, e-prescribing, and digital radiology to help streamline 
practices and to reduce medical errors.
  I am a strong supporter of health information technology because it 
saves lives, time, money. And as a physician, I know that encouraging 
the adoption of health care technology is one of the most important 
ways we can work to lower costs while also raising quality of care.
  This is why I have introduced legislation to incentivize more 
physicians to adopt information technology. And I hope the success of 
Piedmont health care will encourage other providers to look at the real 
savings that this technology offers.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me in congratulating Piedmont for 
their leadership in the field of health information technology.

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