The HITECH Act is a big portion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that promotes the widespread adoption of electronic health records/health information technology. It was passed because of the aforementioned and it provided benefits to patients/providers alike. The ARRA itself (which, of course includes the HITECH Act) was in response to the economic crisis of 2007-2009. The HITECH Act was ultimately designed to improve safety, quality, and efficiency. By responding to the Act's incentives, healthcare organizations can have patients discharged quicker because having information through technology is quicker and easier to maintain than paper-based, there would be improved clinical outcomes, as patient quality would improve, and medical
To encourage this goal nonetheless, HIPAA included "Regulatory Simplification" arrangements that ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to receive national models for the transmission and insurance of wellbeing data. The subsequent between the year 2003 and 2013
There are distinct advantage to embracing Health IT. Fully integrated EHRs enable rapid adaptation away from a volume-based care delivery model toward an alternative quality-based model. Tracking and improving quality of care with key performance indicators is essential to meet HHS and consumer expectation. Providers and clinicians participating in the CMS Shared Savings Program will find access to clinical intelligence enables efficient reporting and performance monitoring.
(September 30, 2013) - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published amended rules applicable to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 in January 2013. As explained by the Secretary of HHS, healthcare has experienced significant changes since HIPAA was enacted in 1996. The implementation of electronic medical records is just one of those changes. The new HIPAA regulations are designed to provide patients with better privacy protection, and additional rights not included in the original HIPAA rules.
The civil money penalties are imposed by the enforcement rule. The work of HITECH rule is to widen the privacy terms and security terms of the HIPAA rule through provision of legal liabilities through enforcement. HITECH calls for more expansion to be done in the sector of security and privacy of medical
In her assessment of the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act (ARRA), Murphy (2009) discusses how its enactment provided unprecedented funding for the advancement of health information technology (HIT) which served to promote health care reform. Electronic health records (EHRs) by extension received a boost via incentivization for appropriate use in hospitals and ambulatory settings (Murphy, 2009). The benefits of EHRs include the ability to improve the delivery and quality of nursing care, the ability to make more timely and efficient nursing care decisions for nursing, the ability to avoid errors that might harm patients and the ability to promote health and wellness for the patients (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2015). An appropriate use of EHR
Description of the legislation/policy Health information technology can advance the health of individuals and aid with the performance of providers to produce and improve quality and cost savings in patients’ health. In 2009, Congress passed, and former President Obama signed into law the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Buntin, Burke, Hoaglin and Blumenthal, 2011). Authorized by the HITECH Act, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) has worked on health IT. The Health IT created legislation and regulations to provide requirements and certification criteria that the EHRs must meet to ensure health care
To do this, they implemented an electronic medical records system to keep facilities networks connected and avoid duplicate testing and waste. It tries to keep records on best practices in the health care industry to maintain standards and improve health. The Affordable Care Act has a major focus on preventive medicine and care (Obama Care Summary
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) include the regulations that limit the health business associated in the use of health information to enhance their business activities (Kastel, 2009). ARRA has the rules and regulations that govern the operation of various contractors, vendors and outside parties that assist in providing services to the health industry. Therefore, ARRA is a special Act the compliments the regulations outlines in the HIPAA. This is because the ARRA assist in expanding the application and scope of HIPAA to enhance the level of service delivery and protect patients from intrusion in relation to their health information (Kastel, 2009).
Regulations and Implementations The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is legislation passed in 1996 that safeguards the rights of employees and their families as it relates to their health insurance coverage whenever they transition or lose employment (Health IT.gov, 2016). The law required national guidelines and standards be developed concerning electronic health care exchanges as well as identifiers being assigned to providers, health insurance benefits, and employers to be recognized nationally (Health IT.gov, 2016). The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was implemented in 2009 granting Health and Human Services (HHS) the control over creating programs to enhance efficacy, safety, and overall quality of health care via health information technology (IT) with a focus on privacy and security during electronic health data interfacing (Health IT. gov, 2016).
Importance of HIPAA in New Healthcare Digital Age Introduction The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or as we commonly know it HIPAA was first developed in 1996 not necessarily providing “privacy” to individuals, but rather implementing rules for individuals who may have lost their jobs or changing jobs. It was developed to help protect these individuals regarding their healthcare coverage (Bowers, 2001, para 1). Another part of HIPAA is the protection of protected health information for patients from electronic records and sharing of information among healthcare providers.
1.2 Purpose and Value of the Research The US Congress passed the HIPAA bill in 1996, and it was signed by former president Bill Clinton in the same year. Part of the HIPAA regulations is intended to promote the use of technolgy to increase the efficiency of healthcare and also to protect patients’ privacy and rights. To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare, the HIPAA included administrative simplification provisions that require HHS to adopt national standards for electronic healthcare transactions and code sets, unique health identifiers, and privacy [5]. On February 17, 2009, The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
The story of a madly driven scientist who becomes afflicted by the life he produced from the dead, from which he discerns he is the true monster. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein she captures how society forms this cliché of how appearance is a large factor of being accepted and loved. Shelly’s story was brought to film by Kenneth Branagh where there were a few similarities and numerous distortions. One of the main similarities between these two literature works, is Branagh’s film was still derived from Shelley’s original horror story. Branagh does deserve credit for having brought her work to a screen motion picture, through his artist perspective.
The goal of HITECH is to have computers in the healthcare facility to improve quality, safety, and efficiency. It is crucial that electronic exchange health information is secure of all breaches just like the HIPPA law. These laws are essential because without these laws the patient's report will have no
The ROI of EHRs article breaks down the importance of Electronic health records. Healthcare leaders need to have an open-mind about electronic health records to gain a better organized system. Health organizations spend billions trying to find a working system instead of changing to the electronic health records system. Most organizations are making their IT department play bigger role working along with physicians to make electronic health records a key component of healthcare facilities making EHRs an effective program. Electronic Health Records are important to improving the quality of care provided, being able to find a patients history of care at a click of a button.
