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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 149 

Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Health Information 

Technology Week, and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation 

supporting those goals and ideals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 16, 2007 

Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

REICHERT, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. MOORE of 

Kansas, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. TERRY, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCINTYRE, and Mr. REHBERG) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National 

Health Information Technology Week, and encouraging 

the President to issue a proclamation supporting those 

goals and ideals. 

Whereas the Center for Information Technology Leadership 

(CITL) estimated that the implementation of national 

standards for interoperability and the exchange of health 

information would save the United States approximately 

$77,000,000,000 in expenses relating to healthcare each 

year; 

Whereas the RAND Corporation estimated that, if the 

healthcare system of the United States implemented the 


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use of computerized medical records and other health information technology, the system could save the United 

States as much as $162,000,000,000 each year, and 

healthcare information technology has been shown to improve the quality and safety of the delivery of healthcare 

in the United States; 

Whereas healthcare information technology and management 

systems have been recognized as essential tools for improving the quality and cost efficiency of the healthcare 

system; 

Whereas the President and Secretary of Health and Human 

Services have made a commitment to leveraging the benefits of the healthcare information technology and management systems by establishing the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology 

and the American Health Information Community; 

Whereas Congress has placed an emphasis on improving the 

quality and safety of the delivery of healthcare in the 

United States; and 

Whereas organizations across the country have come together 

to support May 14 through May 18, 2007, as National 

Health Information Technology Week to improve public 

awareness relating to the potential benefits of improved 

quality and cost efficiency that the healthcare system 

could achieve by implementing health information technology: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 


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1 (1) recognizes the value of information tech2 nology and management systems to transforming 

3 healthcare for all Americans; 

4 (2) supports the goals and ideals of National 

5 Health Information Technology Week; and 

6 (3) encourages the President to issue a procla7 mation calling upon all stakeholders to promote the 

8 use of information technology and management sys9 tems to transform the United States healthcare sys10 tem. 

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