,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #g1 #bjae ,ms4
 ,/ab5[ 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,?une7 submitt$
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agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,designat+ !    
week ( ,octob] #e ?r\gh ,octob] #i1     
#bjae1 z #8#8,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 #bjae celebrates 
! #aj? anniv]s>y ( ,national ,heal?     
,in=mation ,te*nology ,week2 ,:]eas     
,congress has emphasiz$ t ! use ( heal? 
in=mation te*nology is ess5tial to      
provid+ coord9at$ c>e1 exp&+ access to  
c>e1 & improv+ ! quality & safety ( !   
m5tal & physical heal? ( all p 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas heal? in=mation   
te*nology is ess5tial = improv+ pati5t  
c>e1 ensur+ pati5t safety1 /opp+        
duplicative te/s & pap]work1 & r$uc+    
heal?c>e co/s2 ,:]eas ,congress has     
recogniz$ t ! conv]g5ce ( m$ical        

advances1 heal? in=mation te*nology1 &  
high-spe$ broadb& networks are trans=m+ 
! deliv]y ( c>e by br++ ! heal?c>e      
provid] & pati5t toge!r virtually1      
especially ^? 9 disadvantag$ populations
 & geographies2 ,:]eas by #bjbj1 ! m>ket
 segm5t = ! heal?c>e-relat$ ,int]net (  
,?+s1 :i* all[s data to move among p1   
s5sors1 & ma*9es1 is expect$ to approa* 
#abj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,:]eas p]sonaliz$     
m$ic9e is an important em]g+ heal?c>e   
topic t includes ! tailor+ ( m$ic9es &  
treatm5ts to ! unique g5etic bluepr9t & 
life/yle & environm5tal data ( ea*      
pati5t & comp>+ t in=mation to !        
in=mation ( o!r individuals to pr$ict   
illness & det]m9e be/ treatm5ts2 ,:]eas 
,congress has recogniz$ & tak5 action to
 mod]nize regulations s z to gr[ ! heal?
 in=mation te*nology m>ket1 improve !   
heal? ( all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 create 
high-dem& jobs1 & /imulate m>ket        
innovation2 & ,:]eas x is necess>y to   
cont9ue activities t are f\ndational to 
! trans=mation ( heal?c>e deliv]y 9 !   

,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+--  7#a7          
innovation 9 heal? in=mation te*nology2 
7#b7 op5+ int]op]ability betwe5 sy/ems &
 devices2 &  7#c7 ! ex*ange ( heal?     
in=mation confid5tly & securely among   
diff]5t provid]s1 sy/ems1 & insur]s3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
designates ! week ( ,octob] #e ?r\gh    
,octob] #i1 #bjae1 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 enc\rages
 all int]e/$ p>ties to promote ! use (  
in=mation te*nology & managem5t sy/ems  
to trans=m ! heal?c>e sy/em ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates2 &  7#d7 calls on all p to be    
engag$ 9 _! m5tal & physical heal? ?r\gh
 ! use ( heal? in=mation te*nology4