The HITECH Act was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 with an authorized amount of $25.9 billion to be spent in order to expand health information technology adoption around the country. Healthcare providers around the nation are encouraged to participate in technology upgrades with incentives for the adoption of electronic medical records (also known as EHR). The incentives will be provided through 2015, and at that point providers will be responsible…
