Question

Identify and describe the three main sections of the HITECH Act that have affected patients' privacy and security? Accessing the latest material on the websites listed in this chapter, what are the current time periods for the Meaningful Use program under Medicare and Medicaid, respectively

Answer 1

HIECH (Health Information Technology for Economical and Clinical Health). This act focuses on privacy , modifies portion of the HIPAA privacy and security rules and regulations. It also clarifies "minimum necessary " will be satisfied only when Business Associate and Covered Entity covers a limited data set.

The top 3 issues are

• Lack of patient control
• Legislative gaps
• Lack of trust

The HITECH act a part of the Recovery act which created the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR).

Incentive programs to adopt EHR system to improve the quality of the services

Approximately 20-30$ was dedicated to Medicare and Medicaid for reimbursemrent of EHR to clinicians and hospitals.

It proposes the meaningful use of interoperable electronic health record

The concept of meaningful rested on 5 pillars like

• improving,quality ,safety,efficiency and reducing health disparities
• Invole patient and family
• Improve care coordination
• Improve population and Public health
• Ensure adequte privacy, protection , safety of maintaining Personal Health Information