[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 589 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 589

   Designating the week beginning June 9, 2008, as ``National Health 
                     Information Technology Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2008

   Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Ms. Snowe) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating the week beginning June 9, 2008, as ``National Health 
                     Information Technology Week''.

Whereas the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has worked 
        collaboratively with more than 60 stakeholder organizations for more 
        than 47 years to transform healthcare with improved uses of information 
        technology and management systems;
Whereas the Center for Information Technology Leadership estimates that the 
        implementation of national standards for interoperability and the 
        exchange of health information would save the United States resources 
        relating to healthcare each year;
Whereas healthcare information technology has been shown to improve the quality 
        and safety of the delivery of healthcare in the United States;
Whereas healthcare information technology and management systems have been 
        recognized as essential tools for improving the quality and cost 
        efficiency of the healthcare system;
Whereas the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services have made a 
        commitment to leverage the benefits of the healthcare information 
        technology and management systems by establishing the Office of the 
        National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the American 
        Health Information Community;
Whereas Congress has placed an emphasis on improving the quality and safety of 
        the delivery of healthcare in the United States; and
Whereas, since 2006, organizations across the United States have come together 
        to support National Health Information Technology Week to improve public 
        awareness relating to the potential benefits of the improved quality and 
        cost efficiency that the healthcare system could achieve by implementing 
        healthcare information technology: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the week beginning June 9, 2008, as 
        ``National Health Information Technology Week'';
            (2) recognizes the value of healthcare information 
        technology and management systems in transforming healthcare 
        for the people of the United States; and
            (3) calls upon all stakeholders to promote the use of 
        healthcare information technology and management systems to 
        transform the United States healthcare system.
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