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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas recognizes that its success in the coming |
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decades relies on the health and welfare of its citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas also recognizes that our great nation and its |
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citizens, including hardworking Texans, are devoting |
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ever-increasing amounts of their budgets to meeting the rising |
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costs for healthcare; and |
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WHEREAS, A portion of our healthcare costs comes from |
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preventable medical errors that occur because healthcare providers |
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cannot get immediate access to the health information they need, |
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and this lack of access further causes many Americans, including |
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Texans, to undergo unnecessary diagnostic tests and procedures that |
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further increase their healthcare costs; and |
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WHEREAS, Greater adoption and utilization of healthcare |
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information technology can improve the quality, safety, and |
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efficiency of healthcare for all Texans, while also reducing their |
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costs; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas policy makers have recognized the importance |
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of healthcare information technology for all Texans through their |
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formation of the Texas Health Services Authority to increase |
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awareness of and support for the greater adoption of healthcare |
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information technology, the creation of a statewide health |
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information exchange, the promotion of policies and practices that |
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support the private, safe, and secure exchange of health |
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information to benefit Texas citizens, and the promotion of |
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collaborative partnerships among nonprofit entities and all |
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professionals to foster healthcare information technology |
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adoption, and through the creation of Texas Regional Extension |
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Centers to assist healthcare providers across Texas to adopt |
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electronic health records; and |
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WHEREAS, On January 26, 2011, the Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, |
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San Antonio, and South Central Texas chapters of the Healthcare |
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Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the College of |
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Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the American |
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Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), and the Texas |
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Health Institute are joining the Texas Healthcare Information |
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Technology Forum; designed to improve public awareness through |
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education, the forum provides an opportunity for citizens, |
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organizations, and policy makers to discuss and promote the |
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importance of healthcare information to all; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize January 26, 2011, as Texas Healthcare |
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Information Technology Day, commend participants at the Texas |
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Healthcare Information Technology Forum for attempting to raise |
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awareness through education, and honor those individuals |
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responsible for furthering the adoption of healthcare information |
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technology throughout the state. |