H.R. No. 202
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Texas recognizes that its success in the coming
decades relies on the health and welfare of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, Texas also recognizes that our great nation and its
citizens, including hardworking Texans, are devoting
ever-increasing amounts of their budgets to meeting the rising
costs for healthcare; and
WHEREAS, A portion of our healthcare costs comes from
preventable medical errors that occur because healthcare providers
cannot get immediate access to the health information they need,
and this lack of access further causes many Americans, including
Texans, to undergo unnecessary diagnostic tests and procedures that
further increase their healthcare costs; and
WHEREAS, Greater adoption and utilization of healthcare
information technology can improve the quality, safety, and
efficiency of healthcare for all Texans, while also reducing their
costs; and
WHEREAS, Texas policy makers have recognized the importance
of healthcare information technology for all Texans through their
formation of the Texas Health Services Authority to increase
awareness of and support for the greater adoption of healthcare
information technology, the creation of a statewide health
information exchange, the promotion of policies and practices that
support the private, safe, and secure exchange of health
information to benefit Texas citizens, and the promotion of
collaborative partnerships among nonprofit entities and all
professionals to foster healthcare information technology
adoption, and through the creation of Texas Regional Extension
Centers to assist healthcare providers across Texas to adopt
electronic health records; and
WHEREAS, On January 26, 2011, the Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth,
San Antonio, and South Central Texas chapters of the Healthcare
Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the College of
Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the American
Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and the Texas
Health Institute are joining the Texas Healthcare Information
Technology Forum; designed to improve public awareness through
education, the forum provides an opportunity for citizens,
organizations, and policy makers to discuss and promote the
importance of healthcare information to all; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize January 26, 2011, 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 healthcare information
technology throughout the state.
Zerwas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 202 was adopted by the House on
January 26, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House