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Opening Statement for Justin T. Barnes before U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)

Besides having the best EHR for their practice, it is also Greenway’s belief that physicians need fiscally responsible incentives to increase adoption of HIT at a greater pace. Physicians and their practices are the backbone of the American healthcare system and since they are also small businesses, they are the backbone of our economy as well. Congress and the healthcare industry needs to stay focused on economic sustainability by providing fair, increased reimbursement incentives and by increasing the capital equipment and software purchase deductions allowed under section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code. . | SOS GREENWAY Opening Statement for Justin T. Barnes before U.S. Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions HELP February 7th 2007 Thank you very much Senator Enzi and distinguished members of the Committee and staff. My name is Justin Barnes and I am the Vice President of Marketing and Government Affairs for Greenway Medical Technologies Greenway a leading provider of integrated electronic health record EHR practice management and interoperability software solutions for physicians practices. It is always a great honor and pleasure to work with members of Congress and their staff as I believe we all have a common goal to shape the new face of the healthcare industry by utilizing the vast contributions that information technology IT offers healthcare providers payers physicians and patients in achieving goals of reduced medical errors lower costs better quality and improved efficiency within our nation s healthcare system. In addition to representing Greenway I am a member of the HIMSS Advocacy and Public Policy Steering Committee and I am also one of the founders of the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Vendor s Association EHRVA and currently reside on the EHRVA Executive Board. I also serve as Chair of the EHRVA Membership Committee. The EHRVA is comprised of the nation s 41 leading EHR companies currently representing roughly 96 of all EHR s implemented today. The goals of Greenway HIMSS and the EHRVA are the same as those of President Bush in terms of developing an industry-wide strategy for widespread adoption of health information technology HIT and for converting these goals into substantial quality and efficiency improvements in less than five to seven years from now. This Statement focuses on our dedication to assisting Congress and specifically the U.S. Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions in achieving their health transformation goal. Greenway HIMSS and the EHRVA support a truly transparent process and equal collaboration of .