IV 
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 fol-
lowing 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 in-
formation 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 im-
prove 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 im-
proving 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 bene-
fits of the healthcare information technology and man-
agement systems by establishing the Office of the Na-
tional 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 tech-
nology: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
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(1) recognizes the value of information tech-
nology 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 procla-
mation calling upon all stakeholders to promote the 
use of information technology and management sys-
tems to transform the United States healthcare sys-
tem. 
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