HITECH Terminology Quick Reference Understanding what the HITECH Act means for you and your business is crucial. ManageMyPractice.com founder Mary Pat Whaley’s terminology list helps you make sense of the alphabet soup of acronyms and extensive list of key agency players. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (also known as the […]
Understanding what the HITECH Act means for you and your business is crucial. ManageMyPractice.com founder Mary Pat Whaley’s terminology list helps you make sense of the alphabet soup of acronyms and extensive list of key agency players.
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (also known
as the HITECH Act) is Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(often referred to as ARRA). According to IT Business Edge’s Lora Bentley, HITECH
“commits $22 billion to ‘advance the use of health information technology’ and broadens
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security
requirements.”
If only it were as simple as that broad definition. Understanding what this
legislation means for you and your business is crucial. ManageMyPractice.com founder
Mary Pat Whaley’s HITECH and ARRA terminology list helps you make sense of the alphabet
soup of acronyms (EHR, MU, CCHIT) and extensive list of key agency players.
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