Describe the major provisions and objectives of the HITECH Act.
Describe the key requirements of the HITECH Act for health care providers.
Describe the responsibilities of health care providers toward “meaningful use”?
Discuss at least three challenges that health care providers may confront in taking advantage of the provisions of the HITECH Act.
Discuss the role, if any, you think organizations, such as the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the American Medical Association (AMA), should play in the HITECH Act. Are they considered stakeholders? Why or why not?
Evaluate whether the enactment of the HITECH Act an appropriate role for government. Support your opinion.
What do you predict will be the outcome of the HITECT Act in the next five years and w
