,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ag 7legislative day1 ,september #af71 
#bjad ,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,thune7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
the week of ,september #ae through      
,september #ai1 #bjad1 as #8#8,national 
,health ,information ,technology ,week''
 to recognize the value of health       
information technology in transforming  
and improving the health care system for
 all individuals in the ,united ,states4
  ,whereas health information technology
 is recognized as an essential tool for 
improving patient care1 ensuring patient
 safety1 stopping duplicative tests and 
paperwork1 and reducing health care     
costs2 ,whereas the ,center for         
,information ,technology ,leadership    
estimates that a fully-realized         
implementation of national standards for
 interoperability and the exchange of   

health information can produce          
significant savings in health care      
costs2 ,whereas the use of health       
information technology is essential to  
providing coordinated care1 expanding   
access to care1 and improving the       
quality and safety of mental and        
physical health care for all individuals
 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas       
,congress has a vision for a national   
technology-enabled health care system   
that-- 7#a7 provides access to care that
 is available at anytime and anywhere2  
7#b7 recognizes modern1 multimodal      
health care delivery models2  7#c7      
establishes open standards for          
connectivity to core patient information
 between health information technology  
systems1 devices1 and emerging          
technologies2 and  7#d7 leverages       
technology solutions to analyze and     
improve treatment trends and highlight  
cost transparency to help combat fraud1 
waste1 and abuse within ,federal health 
programs2 ,whereas portable health      

information1 such as cloud-based        
computing and storage systems that can  
process vast amounts of patient         
information for personalized care1      
integrated consumer devices1 and mobile 
medical applications1 are critical      
technologies for improving the health of
 all individuals in the ,united ,states1
 creating high-demand jobs1 and         
stimulating market innovation2 ,whereas 
it is necessary to continue improving   
the exchange of health information      
confidently and securely between        
different providers1 systems1 and       
insurers1 a task that is foundational to
 transforming the health care delivery  
system in 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 ,whereas since      
#bjjf1 organizations across the ,united 
,states have united to support ,national

 ,health ,information ,technology ,week 
to improve public awareness of          
implementing health information         
technology to achieve the benefits of   
improved quality and cost efficiency in 
the health care system3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7       
designates the week of ,september #ae   
through ,september #ai1 #bjad1 as       
,national ,health ,information          
,technology ,week2  7#b7 recognizes the 
value of information technology and     
management systems in transforming      
health care for individuals in the      
,united ,states2  7#c7 encourages all   
interested parties to promote the use of
 information technology and management  
systems to transform the health care    
system of the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7
 calls on all individuals in the ,united
 ,states to be engaged in their mental  
and physical health by using health     
information technology4