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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2013 - 2014 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted:	March 13, 2014 02:27 PM
From:	Senator Randy Vulakovich
To:	All Senate members
Subject:	Pennsylvania Health Care Information Technology Awareness Day

I will soon be introducing a resolution recognizing May 7th as Pennsylvania Health Care Information Technology Awareness Day. The United States spends more than $2.6 trillion on health care a year or 17.6% of G.D.P. yet some of that spending is unnecessary and spent on clinical and administrative waste, theft and excess costs. Much has been done in Pennsylvania to address this issue. Act 121 of 2012 established the Pennsylvania eHealth Partnership Authority and the means for creating a health information exchange in Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania's hospitals and health systems are outpacing hospitals nationally in their adoption and use of clinical information technology and information management systems. The intent of this resolution is to continue promoting better health care through broader adoption of advanced health care information technology and management systems. This resolution is based on SR 131 of 2013, which was sponsored by Senators Vulakovich, Brewster, Browne, Brubaker, Costa, Dinniman, Erickson, Farnese, Ferlo Folmer, Fontana, Greenleaf, Hughes, Mensch, Pileggi, Rafferty, Schwank, Smith, Solobay, Tomlinson, Vance, Washington, Waugh, White, and Wozniak. Please join me in cosponsoring this resolution. If you have any questions, please contact Nate Silcox of my staff at 717-787-6538 or nsilcox@pasen.gov

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