Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Health_Information_Technology_for_Economic_and_Clinical_Health_Act_(HITECH_Act)
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Statements (23)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:HITECH_Act
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services
gptkbp:appliesTo business associates
covered entities
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2009
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:focusesOn electronic health records
health information exchange
gptkbp:fundedBy health IT infrastructure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009
gptkbp:penalty breaches of protected health information
gptkbp:powers HIPAA privacy and security protections
gptkbp:providesIncentivesFor healthcare providers
gptkbp:purpose promote adoption and meaningful use of health information technology
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:HIPAA
gptkb:Meaningful_Use_program
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_XIII_of_ARRA
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Barack_Obama
February 17, 2009
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:45_CFR_§§_164.400-414
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7