The Board of Directors for a major large healthcare organization are seeking federal funds for expansion of facilities and the associated health information system. What should the directors review prior to submitting the request for funding to the federal government?
A) Affordable Care Act
B) Healthy People 2020
C) Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
D) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
C) Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
Explanation: A) The Affordable Care Act does not address information technology goals at the federal level.
B) Healthy People 2020 does not address IT goals.
C) The health IT goals within the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan include apply the effective use of information and technology to help the nation achieve high-quality care, lower costs, a healthy population, and engaged individuals. This Plan focuses on advancing health IT innovation to modernize the U.S. healthcare IT infrastructure.
D) HIPAA does not address IT goals at the federal level.
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