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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 280 

Designating the week of October 2 through October 6, 2017, 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 States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 3, 2017 

Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. THUNE, Mr. KING, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

OCTOBER 25, 2017 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week of October 2 through October 6, 2017, 

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 States. 

Whereas Congress has emphasized that the use of health information technology is essential to providing coordinated 

care, expanding access to care, and improving the quality 

of mental and physical health for all people in the United 

States; 


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Whereas health information technology is essential for improving patient care, ensuring patient safety, stopping 

duplicative tests and paperwork, and reducing healthcare 

costs; 

Whereas Congress has recognized that the convergence of 

medical advances, health information technology, and 

high-speed broadband networks are transforming the delivery of care by bringing healthcare providers and patients together virtually, especially those patients who are 

in disadvantaged populations and areas; 

Whereas the further development of precision medicine, which 

tailors medicines and treatments to the unique genetic 

blueprint, lifestyle, and environmental data of each patient, 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 

treatments; 

Whereas Congress has recognized the need, and taken action, 

to modernize regulations in order to grow the health information technology market, improve the health of all 

people in the United States, create high-demand jobs, 

and stimulate market innovation; and 

Whereas it is necessary to continue activities that are 

foundational to the transformation of healthcare delivery 

in the United States, including— 

(1) promoting innovation in health information technology; 

(2) opening interoperability between systems and devices; and 

(3) exchanging health information confidently and 

securely among different providers, systems, and insurers: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates the week of October 2 through 

3 October 6, 2017, as ‘‘National Health Information 

4 Technology Week’’; 

5 (2) recognizes the value of information tech6 nology and management systems in transforming 

7 healthcare for the people of the United States; and 

8 (3) encourages all interested parties to promote 

9 the use of information technology and management 

10 systems to transform the healthcare system of the 

11 United States. 

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