Skip to Main Content
Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, 2nd Edition
book

Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, 2nd Edition

by Dee McGonigle, Kathleen Mastrian
August 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
664 pages
31h 24m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Content preview from Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, 2nd Edition
162 | CHAPTER 10 Legislative Aspects of Nursing Informatics: HITECH and HIPAA
of HIT policies and standards and provides enhanced privacy and
security protections for patient information, an area of the law that
is of paramount concern in nursing informatics. Title IV of Division
B of the ARRA is considered part of the HITECH Act. It addresses
Medicare and Medicaid HIT and provides significant financial
incentives to healthcare professionals and hospitals that adopt and
engage in the “meaningful use”ofelectronic health record (EHR)
technology.
This chapter presents an overview of the HITECH Act, including
the Medicare and Medicaid HIT provisions of
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Intelligence Science

Intelligence Science

Zhongzhi Shi
Smart Manufacturing

Smart Manufacturing

Anthony Tarantino

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780763792367