Bill Text: IA HR135 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution honoring Dr. James F. Holsinger.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-30 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 709. [HR135 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HR135-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
135
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
135
BY
UPMEYER
A
Resolution
honoring
Dr.
James
F.
Holsinger.
1
WHEREAS,
Dr.
James
F.
Holsinger
was
honored
to
2
receive
the
2011
Nicholas
E.
Davies
Ambulatory
Award
3
of
Excellence
from
the
Healthcare
Information
and
4
Management
Systems
Society
(HIMSS);
and
5
WHEREAS,
since
1994,
the
HIMSS
Nicholas
E.
Davies
6
Award
of
Excellence
has
recognized
outstanding
7
achievement
in
the
implementation
of
and
value
from
8
health
information
technology,
specifically
electronic
9
health
records
(EHR);
and
10
WHEREAS,
the
Davies
Award
program
promotes
EHR
11
adoption
through
sharing
information
and
lessons
12
learned
on
implementation
strategies,
financial
return
13
on
investment,
and
value
of
the
EHR
to
improve
patient
14
care
and
outcomes;
and
15
WHEREAS,
James
F.
Holsinger,
M.D.,
P.C.,
opened
his
16
solo
family
medicine
practice
in
2003
in
Keokuk,
Iowa,
17
in
a
rural
community
of
20,000
in
a
county
with
the
18
highest
unemployment
rate
in
the
state;
and
19
WHEREAS,
the
practice
that
started
in
2003
with
no
20
patients
and
two
part-time
visiting
specialists
renting
21
space
in
the
same
building
has
grown
to
1,400
active
22
patients
and
is
the
first
fully
automated
clinic
in
23
the
area
that
implemented,
and
uses
in
its
day-to-day
24
operation,
nearly
every
EHR
function
and
interface
25
available;
and
26
WHEREAS,
Dr.
James
F.
Holsinger’s
experience
is
27
invaluable
in
helping
clinicians
take
the
necessary
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steps
to
transform
from
paper-based
practices
to
1
electronically-enabled
systems;
and
2
WHEREAS,
Dr.
Holsinger
has
been
at
the
forefront
of
3
EHR
implementation
as
an
example
to
encourage
other
4
clinicians
to
follow
in
his
footsteps;
and
5
WHEREAS,
this
cycle
of
evaluating
medical
practices
6
for
the
prestigious
Davies
Award
for
excellence
in
7
implementation
of
electronic
records
has
resulted
8
in
the
recognition
of
an
outstanding
example
of
how
9
computerization
is
leading
to
improved
patient
care
and
10
outcomes;
NOW
THEREFORE,
11
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
12
the
House
of
Representatives
commends
Dr.
James
F.
13
Holsinger
on
his
receipt
of
the
2011
Nicholas
E.
Davies
14
Ambulatory
Award
of
Excellence
from
the
Healthcare
15
Information
and
Management
Systems
Society;
and
16
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
Clerk
of
the
17
House
of
Representatives
shall
prepare
a
copy
of
this
18
resolution
for
presentation
to
Dr.
James
F.
Holsinger
19
as
an
expression
of
the
House
of
Representatives’
20
congratulations
and
admiration
for
his
proactive
21
approach
to
improving
health
care
for
the
citizens
of
22
Iowa.
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