HHS Issues New Rules on EHR and Releases Proposed Modifications to HITECH
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently announced new rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) to improve health care through expanded use of electronic health records (EHR). The rules provide the defining criteria of HITECH's "meaningful use" requirement and propose additional modifications to HITECH's sweeping revisions to the Security, Privacy, and Enforcement Rules under HIPAA.
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