Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Advocacy Project: Letter to Public Official

April 28, 2009
Senator Amy Klobuchar
U.S. Senate
302 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Senator Klobuchar,

The proposed bill H.R. 1309 that encourages the adoption and implementation of interoperability into the health technology systems will provide the United States with improved health care quality, reduced medical errors, and increase in the efficiency of care. With your help on passing this bill not only will it improve our health systems by the actions stated above but it will also allow for greater communication between doctors, patients, nurses, and health office representatives. Improved communication can allow for improved work flow, optimal care, and a decrease in duplicated medical records caused by the standard technology systems. For future insight, the passage of this bill will enable students in college working towards a health care administrating degree's to enter their job with the confidence and assurance that they have the precise technology provided to them to advance the way hospitals operate. Not only will this bill affect the future prospects in the health care field but will affect the present citizens looking for the best possible care from their local hospitals. Because interoperability connects all systems and records into a network it will allow patients to access online medical portfolios that may contain information regarding treatments, status,and future appointments. Interoperability will aid everyone young and old is not forgotten about when it comes to health. With your help by voting "yes" to House Bill# 1309 we can revolutionize the United States health system by simply turning data into intelligence.

Thank you Senator Amy Klobuchar!

-Noah Funk

4 comments:

  1. Seems like there are lots of reasons to support this bill!

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  2. Nice post Noah! I like how you explained this bill so well. Like Dr V said, there are plenty of reasons to support this bill. Great job with the letter, it's very convincing.

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  3. Great Letter Noah! I think that you explained the bill very thoroughly and really did a great job explaining the benefits that could come from the implementation of interoperability into the health technology systems .

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  4. Nice letter Noah! I like that you added how this bill will help students in college going for a health care administrating degree and this bill sounds the improvement in technology would be benefical to everyone

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