,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjac,ms4 ,/ab5[ 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,?une7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,designat+ ! week ( ,septemb] #af ?r\gh 
,septemb] #bj1 #bjac1 z ,national ,heal?
 ,in=mation ,te*nology ,week to         
recognize ! value ( heal? in=mation     
te*nology 9 trans=m+ & improv+ !        
heal?c>e sy/em = all p 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  ,:]eas heal? in=mation         
te*nology has be5 recogniz$ z an        
ess5tial tool = improv+ pati5t c>e1     
ensur+ pati5t safety1 /opp+ duplicative 
te/s & pap]work1 & r$uc+ heal?c>e co/s2 
,:]eas ! ,c5t] = ,in=mation ,te*nology  
,lead]%ip has e/imat$ t ! fully realiz$ 
implem5tation ( national /&>ds =        
int]op]ability & ! ex*ange ( heal?      
in=mation c\ld produce significant sav+s
 9 heal?c>e co/s2 ,:]eas ! use ( heal?  
in=mation te*nology enables provid]s to 
utilize innovative tools to provide m   

effici5t1 p]sonaliz$1 & bett] coord9at$ 
c>e1 & helps pati5ts be m engag$ 9      
manag+ _! own treatm5t2 ,:]eas ,congress
 has made a commitm5t to realiz+ !      
b5efits ( heal? in=mation te*nology1    
includ+ support+ ! adoption ( electronic
 heal? records t w help to r$uce co/s & 
improve quality :ile ensur+ ! privacy ( 
pati5ts2 ,:]eas ! adoption ( electronic 
heal? records m ?an d\bl$ = physician   
practices & m ?an quadrupl$ = hospitals 
betwe5 #bjjh & #bjab2 ,:]eas x is       
necess>y to cont9ue improv+ ! ex*ange ( 
heal? in=mation confid5tly & securely   
betwe5 diff]5t provid]s1 sy/ems1 &      
insur]s--a task t is f\ndational to     
trans=m+ ! heal?c>e deliv]y sy/em ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas align+ ! use (    
electronic heal? records ) o!r report+  
ef=ts is critical to improv+ cl9ical    
outcomes = pati5ts1 controll+ co/s1 &   
exp&+ access to c>e ?r\gh ! use (       
te*nology2 & ,:]eas1 s9ce #bjjf1        
organizations across ! ,unit$ ,/ates h  
unit$ to support ,national ,heal?       

,in=mation ,te*nology ,week to improve  
public aw>5ess ( ! b5efits ( improv$    
quality & co/ effici5cy ( ! heal?c>e    
sy/em t ! implem5tation ( heal?         
in=mation te*nology c\ld a*ieve3 ,n[1   
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
designates ! week ( ,septemb] #af ?r\gh 
,septemb] #bj1 #bjac1 z ,national ,heal?
 ,in=mation ,te*nology ,week2  7#b7     
recognizes ! value ( in=mation te*nology
 & managem5t sy/ems 9 trans=m+ heal?c>e 
= ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 calls  
on all int]e/$ p>ties to promote ! use (
 in=mation te*nology & managem5t sy/ems 
to trans=m ! heal?c>e sy/em ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4