The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) which was passed February 17, 2009. According to the Final Rule documentation, two titles of the ARRA…
While reading through all of the HITECH Certification and Meaningful Use (MU) articles, procedures, laws, etc., one difficulty I’ve found in fully understanding the documentation is due to the number of acronyms used by the writers. So, I thought it…
In order for providers and hospitals to attest to ‘Meaningful Use’ and receive incentive payments, they will first need a Certified Electronic Health Record (EHR). EHR’s can be certified in one of two ways: Complete EHR Certification or Modular EHR…
