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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 149 Introduced in House (IH)]

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.

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                    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

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                         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 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
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),  
That Congress--
            (1) recognizes the value of information technology and 
        management systems to transforming healthcare for all 
        Americans;
            (2) supports the goals and ideals of National Health 
        Information Technology Week; and
            (3) encourages the President to issue a proclamation 
        calling upon all stakeholders to promote the use of information 
        technology and management systems to transform the United 
        States healthcare system.
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