Senate Resolution No. 2080

BY: Senator HANNON

MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
October 2-6, 2017, as Health Information Technology
Week in the State of New York

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize
official weeks that are set aside to increase awareness of issues that
affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 2-6, 2017, as
Health Information Technology Week in the State of New York, in
conjunction with the observance of the 12th Annual National Health
Information Technology Week; and

WHEREAS, National Health Information Technology Week is organized by
the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and is
supported by corporate, association, and non-profit partners from around
the country; and

WHEREAS, Comprehensive health care reform is not possible without
system-wide adoption of health information technology, which improves
the quality of healthcare delivery, increases patient safety, decreases
medical errors, and strengthens the interaction between patients and
healthcare providers; and

WHEREAS, With the importance of value based care and evidence-based
medicine, programs like "Meaningful Use" (MU) and the Quality Payment
Program are benefitting healthcare providers and patients; and

WHEREAS, With the MU guidelines, supported by the MACRA and the
Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records EHR) Incentive Programs,
eligible providers and hospitals across the country increasingly
understand the benefits for themselves and their patients, and are
adopting Meaningful Use-compliant electronic health records; to date,
New York's eligible providers and hospitals have received a significant
amount of assistance from the EHR Incentive Program; and

WHEREAS, It is imperative to acknowledge Health Information
Technology Week in the State of New York; it is also necessary to
recognize the many accomplishments that have already been attained in
adopting health information technology, and to increase public awareness
about the benefits of the improved quality and cost efficiency of the
healthcare system that the implementation of health information
technology could achieve; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim October 2-6, 2017, as
Health Information Technology Week in the State of New York; and be it
further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.