Which act makes several significant changes to the current HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules and provides funds and incentives to increase the use of electronic health records (EHRs) by physicians and hospitals who meet eligibility criteria?
1. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH)
2. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
3. Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA)
4. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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Rationale: The HITECH Act makes several significant changes to the current HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules and provides funds and incentives to increase the use of electronic health records (EHRs) by physicians and hospitals who meet eligibility criteria (Tomes, 2010).
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