[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 180 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 180

Expressing support for designation of the period beginning on September 
   21, 2009, and ending on September 25, 2009, as ``National Health 
                     Information Technology Week''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2009

Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Moore of 
 Kansas, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Gonzalez) submitted the following concurrent 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing support for designation of the period beginning on September 
   21, 2009, and ending on September 25, 2009, as ``National Health 
                     Information Technology Week''.

Whereas the Center for Information Technology Leadership (CITL) estimated that 
        the implementation of national standards for interoperability and the 
        exchange of health information would save the United States 
        approximately $77,000,000,000 in expenses relating to healthcare each 
        year;
Whereas healthcare information technology and management systems have been 
        recognized as essential tools for improving the quality and cost 
        efficiency of our healthcare system;
Whereas the President and Secretary of the Department of Health and Human 
        Services have made a commitment to leveraging the benefits of health 
        information technology and management systems through the American 
        Reinvestment and Recovery Act, which included funding incentives for 
        electronic medical records that will help to reduce costs and improve 
        quality while ensuring patients' privacy, established the Office of 
        Health Reform and codified the Office of the National Coordinator for 
        Health Information Technology;
Whereas Congress has emphasized improving the quality and safety of the delivery 
        of healthcare in the United States; and
Whereas organizations across the country have come together to support National 
        Health Information Technology Week since 2006 to improve public 
        awareness relating to the potential benefits of improved quality and 
        cost efficiency that the healthcare system could achieve by implementing 
        health information technology: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) recognizes the value of information technology and 
        management systems to transforming healthcare for all people in 
        the United States;
            (2) supports the designation of ``National Health 
        Information Technology Week''; and
            (3) encourages the President to issue a proclamation 
        calling upon all stakeholders to promote the use of information 
        technology and management systems to transform the United 
        States healthcare system.
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