HITECH Act

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The HITECH Act is a U.S. law that promotes the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records while strengthening health information privacy and security protections.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
health information technology law ⓘ
acronym HITECH ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
administeredBy Office for Civil Rights (HHS) ⓘ
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
amends Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ⓘ
appliesTo business associates under HIPAA ⓘ
covered entities under HIPAA ⓘ
authorizes state attorneys general to enforce HIPAA provisions ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates HIPAA breach notification requirements ⓘ
Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
dateSigned 2009-02-17 ⓘ
enactedBy 111th United States Congress ⓘ
encourages health information exchange ⓘ
interoperability of health IT systems ⓘ
establishes HITECH incentive program for meaningful use ⓘ
health IT workforce development programs ⓘ
regional extension centers for health IT ⓘ
extendsDirectLiabilityTo business associates ⓘ
fullName Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
fundingSource Medicaid ⓘ
Medicare ⓘ
increases civil monetary penalties for HIPAA violations ⓘ
introducesConcept meaningful use of certified EHR technology ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalCitation Public Law 111-5 ⓘ
objective improve efficiency of health care ⓘ
improve quality of health care ⓘ
improve safety of health care ⓘ
reduce health care costs through health IT ⓘ
partOf American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ⓘ
providesIncentivesTo critical access hospitals ⓘ
eligible hospitals ⓘ
eligible professionals ⓘ
purpose promote adoption of electronic health records ⓘ
promote meaningful use of electronic health records ⓘ
strengthen health information privacy protections ⓘ
strengthen health information security protections ⓘ
regulates electronic health records ⓘ
health information technology ⓘ
relatedTo Affordable Care Act ⓘ
requires use of certified electronic health record technology ⓘ
requiresNotificationTo U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in case of breach ⓘ
affected individuals in case of breach ⓘ
prominent media outlets for large breaches ⓘ
shortNameOfAmendedLaw HIPAA ⓘ
signedBy Barack Obama ⓘ
strengthens HIPAA Privacy Rule ⓘ
HIPAA Security Rule ⓘ
titleInARRA Title IV of Division B ⓘ
Title XIII of Division A ⓘ
yearEnacted 2009 ⓘ

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HIPAA Breach Notification Rule → authority → Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule → implementedBy → HITECH Act amendments to HIPAA ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
HITECH Act → fullName → Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
HITECH Act → acronym → HITECH ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
HITECH Act → creates → Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
HIPAA Security Rule → relatedTo → HITECH Act ⓘ
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 → containsProgram → Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
HIPAA Privacy Rule → amendedBy → Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
HIPAA Omnibus Rule → basedOn → Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act
HIPAA Omnibus Rule → legalBasis → HITECH Act Section 13400 et seq. ⓘ
linked to: HITECH Act