[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 92 (Thursday, June 5, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1164]
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                           DIANE CECCHETTINI

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 5, 2008

  Mr. REICHERT. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate MultiCare 
Health System CEO Diane Cecchettini for earning the 2008 ``CEO IT 
Achievement Award'' from Modern Healthcare Magazine and the Healthcare 
Information and Management System Society, HIMSS.
  Ms. Cecchettini will receive her award during National Health IT 
Week, which calls attention to the need for health information 
technology to provide better, more affordable health care for all 
Americans. Health IT enables health care providers with a more 
comprehensive view of patients' health histories, making care more 
accurate and less costly. I commend Ms. Cecchettini and Multicare for 
adopting an electronic medical records system that is improving the 
quality of care for their patients and reducing administrative burdens 
and costs. The Pacific Northwest remains a hub of technological 
innovation, and it is encouraging to see networks like MultiCare using 
technological advances to enhance the lives of their patients.
  I offer my sincere congratulations to Ms. Cecchettini and MultiCare's 
network of health organizations for receiving this honor.