2009 Electronic Medical Records Governance 
Healthcare IT Today
OCTOBER 12, 2023
The federal government has been haranguing vendors and clinicians to make interoperable systems since the HITECH act was passed in 2009. The standardization of documentation for prior authorization also enables physicians to submit requests within their familiar electronic medical record systems, reducing the burden on providers.
HIT Consultant
APRIL 22, 2024
As recently as 2023, between 30 and 47 percent of hospitals across all sizes reported still using fax or mail to send and receive patient records, according to the Government Accountability Office. This drove the use of Electronic Health Record systems (EHRs) in acute care hospitals to 84 percent by 2015.
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Compliancy Group
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Federal healthcare compliance involves following regulations that cover various aspects of healthcare delivery, including treatments, prescribing medications, maintaining electronic medical records (EMRs), and protecting communication technologies from cyber threats and attacks.
Compliancy Group
JUNE 24, 2024
In this post, we discuss the critical laws governing healthcare security compliance. As part of HIPAA, the Security Rule requires that covered entities and businesses protect the integrity, confidentiality, and access to electronic medical records (EMR) and health information.
AIHC
APRIL 10, 2024
Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law. HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. This act was signed into law by President Obama back in 2009. HITECH is a critical aspect of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). What’s the difference between HIPAA and HITECH?
AIHC
APRIL 10, 2024
Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law. HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. This act was signed into law by President Obama back in 2009. HITECH is a critical aspect of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). What’s the difference between HIPAA and HITECH?
Health Populi
OCTOBER 8, 2018
In February 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), less formally known as the Stimulus Bill. A lesser-known component of ARRA was Title XIII, the HITECH Act, which funded hospitals’ and physicians’ adoption of electronic health records systems (EHRs). GDP, in 2018.
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