,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ai1 #bjac,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself  
and ,mr4 ,thune7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
the week of ,september #af through      
,september #bj1 #bjac1 as ,national     
,health ,information ,technology ,week  
to recognize the value of health        
information technology in transforming  
and improving the healthcare system for 
all people in the ,united ,states4      
,whereas health information technology  
has been recognized as an essential tool
 for improving patient care1 ensuring   
patient safety1 stopping duplicative    
tests and paperwork1 and reducing       
healthcare costs2 ,whereas the ,center  
for ,information ,technology ,leadership
 has estimated that the fully realized  
implementation of national standards for
 interoperability and the exchange of   
health information could produce        

significant savings in healthcare costs2
 ,whereas the use of health information 
technology enables providers to utilize 
innovative tools to provide more        
efficient1 personalized1 and better     
coordinated care1 and helps patients be 
more engaged in managing their own      
treatment2 ,whereas ,congress has made a
 commitment to realizing the benefits of
 health information technology1         
including supporting the adoption of    
electronic health records that will help
 to reduce costs and improve quality    
while ensuring the privacy of patients2 
,whereas the adoption of electronic     
health records more than doubled for    
physician practices and more than       
quadrupled for hospitals between #bjjh  
and #bjab2 ,whereas it is necessary to  
continue improving the exchange of      
health information confidently and      
securely between different providers1   
systems1 and insurers--a task that is   
foundational to transforming the        
healthcare delivery system of the       

,united ,states2 ,whereas aligning the  
use of electronic health records with   
other reporting efforts is critical to  
improving clinical outcomes for         
patients1 controlling costs1 and        
expanding access to care through the use
 of technology2 and ,whereas1 since     
#bjjf1 organizations across the ,united 
,states have united to support ,national
 ,health ,information ,technology ,week 
to improve public awareness of the      
benefits of improved quality and cost   
efficiency of the healthcare system that
 the implementation of health           
information technology could achieve3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 designates the week of   
,september #af through ,september #bj1  
#bjac1 as ,national ,health ,information
 ,technology ,week2  7#b7 recognizes the
 value of information technology and    
management systems in transforming      
healthcare for the people of the ,united
 ,states2 and  7#c7 calls on all        
interested parties to promote the use of

 information technology and management  
systems to transform the healthcare     
system of the ,united ,states4