A group of healthcare providers are preparing to move into new office space and are reviewing different options for their electronic health records. Which legislation should the group review to ensure compliance with meaningful use?
A) Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
B) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
C) Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)
D) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Answer:
A) Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
Explanation: A) The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is a provision of the ARRA, which aimed to ensure that healthcare organizations were not only adopting EHRs but also validating their implementation by showing meaningful use.
B) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was enacted in 2009 as an attempt to revive the nation's economy, create jobs, and address widely neglected challenges that impact the future. Many of the provisions to the ARRA were directed toward improving healthcare, such as reducing COBRA health-insurance premiums, a tax credit for health coverage to encourage greater compliance, and federal funding or incentives for healthcare organizations to upgrade HIT systems.
C) In 2008, Congress enacted the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA), which contained several provisions that changed the Medicare program and allocated federal funding for state-based assistance programs directed at providing outreach to low-income Medicare beneficiaries.
D) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 required the U.S.` Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop regulations protecting the privacy and security of designated health information. HIPAA includes a privacy rule and a security rule. The privacy rule established national standards for protecting health information, and the security rule established national security standards for protecting health information being held or transferred in electronic form.
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