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