,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #c1 #bjag ,ms4
 ,/ab5[ 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,?une7 submitt$
 ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,designat+ ! week ( ,octob] #b ?r\gh    
,octob] #f1 #bjag1 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        
,congress has emphasiz$ t ! use ( heal? 
in=mation te*nology is ess5tial to      
provid+ coord9at$ c>e1 exp&+ access to  
c>e1 & improv+ ! quality ( 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]s & pati5ts     
toge!r virtually1 especially ^? pati5ts 
:o are 9 disadvantag$ populations &     
areas2 ,:]eas ! fur!r developm5t (      
precision m$ic9e1 :i* tailors m$ic9es & 
treatm5ts to ! unique g5etic bluepr9t1  
life/yle1 & environm5tal data ( ea*     
pati5t1 requires advances 9 heal?       
in=mation te*nology to comp>e t data ) !
 in=mation ( o!r individuals 9 ord] to  
pr$ict illness & det]m9e ! be/          
treatm5ts2 ,:]eas ,congress has         
recogniz$ ! ne$1 & tak5 action1 to      
mod]nize regulations 9 ord] to gr[ !    
heal? in=mation te*nology m>ket1 improve
 ! heal? ( all p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/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 promot+  
innovation 9 heal? in=mation te*nology2 
7#b7 op5+ int]op]ability betwe5 sy/ems &
 devices2 &  7#c7 ex*ang+ 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] #b ?r\gh    
,octob] #f1 #bjag1 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$ ,/ates4