,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#c1 #bjag ,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,thune7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,designating the week of  
,october #b through ,october #f1 #bjag1 
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 ,congress has
 emphasized that the use of health      
information technology is essential to  
providing coordinated care1 expanding   
access to care1 and improving the       
quality of mental and physical health   
for all people in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas health information technology  
is essential for improving patient care1
 ensuring patient safety1 stopping      
duplicative tests and paperwork1 and    

reducing healthcare costs2 ,whereas     
,congress has recognized that the       
convergence of medical advances1 health 
information technology1 and high-speed  
broadband networks are transforming the 
delivery of care by bringing healthcare 
providers and patients together         
virtually1 especially those patients who
 are in disadvantaged populations and   
areas2 ,whereas the further development 
of precision medicine1 which tailors    
medicines and treatments to the unique  
genetic blueprint1 lifestyle1 and       
environmental data of each patient1     
requires advances in health information 
technology to compare that data with the
 information of other individuals in    
order to predict illness and determine  
the best treatments2 ,whereas ,congress 
has recognized the need1 and taken      
action1 to modernize regulations in     
order to grow the health information    
technology market1 improve the health of
 all people in the ,united ,states1     
create high-demand jobs1 and stimulate  

market innovation2 and ,whereas it is   
necessary to continue activities that   
are foundational to the transformation  
of healthcare delivery in the ,united   
,states1 including--  7#a7 promoting    
innovation in health information        
technology2  7#b7 opening               
interoperability between systems and    
devices2 and  7#c7 exchanging health    
information confidently and securely    
among different providers1 systems1 and 
insurers3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates the week  
of ,october #b through ,october #f1     
#bjag1 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 encourages all      
interested parties to promote the use of
 information technology and management  
systems to transform the healthcare     
system of the ,united ,states4