Roadmap for the Mobilization of Electronic Healthcare Information in Texas

July 20, 2006 Roadmap for the Mobilization of Electronic Healthcare Information in Texas This report is a call to action for Texas in response to the Texas Legislature, which through Senate Bill 45 from the 79th Regular Legislative Session, directed the Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council to establish an advisory group (HITAC) to develop a long-range plan for the use of health information technology in Texas. There is a groundswell of local and regional Texas health information technology (HIT) initiatives currently in operation or in the planning stages. In developing the long-range plan for HIT in Texas, the . . .