H.C.R. No. 20
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Institute of Medicine estimated in its report To
Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System that more American
lives are lost each year from preventable medical errors than those
lost to breast cancer, AIDS, or motor vehicle accidents; and
WHEREAS, Nearly one-fifth of these preventable errors occur
because health care providers cannot get immediate access to the
health information they need, and this lack of access causes many
individuals to undergo unnecessary diagnostic tests and procedures
that increase their health care costs; and
WHEREAS, Health information technology can be used to improve
the quality, safety, and efficiency of the health care system for
all Texans as well as to reduce costs; recognizing these important
benefits, state policy makers have sought to increase awareness and
promote adoption of health information technology by creating the
Texas Health Information Technology Advisory Committee, the Texas
Health Care System Integrity Partnership, the State Health
Information Architecture, and, more recently, the Texas Health
Services Authority; and
WHEREAS, On January 27, 2009, the Austin, Dallas Fort Worth,
and South Central Texas chapters of the Healthcare Information and
Management Systems Society together with the College of Healthcare
Information Management Executives are cosponsoring the Texas
Healthcare Information Technology Forum; with a mission to improve
public awareness through education, the forum provides an
opportunity for citizens and organizations to discuss and promote
the importance of health care information for all; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby designate January 27, 2009, as Texas Healthcare Information
Technology Day, commend participants at the Texas Healthcare
Information Technology Forum for attempting to raise awareness
through education, and honor those individuals responsible for
furthering the adoption of health information technology
throughout the state.
Zerwas
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 20 was adopted by the House on
January 27, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 20 was adopted by the Senate on
January 28, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor