Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospitals.

Information services.

Physicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2009

Summary:

Summarizes Federal efforts to promote health information technology (HIT). Reviews HIT legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses; and outlines provisions of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, to build on existing Federal efforts to encourage HIT adoption and use, codify the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and allow electronic sharing of clinical data among hospitals, physicians, and other health care stakeholders

Notes:

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act

Publisher Number:

CRS-2009-DSP-0024

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license