As a professional nurse, you are expected to apply your expertise to patient care. On occasion, you will also be expected to share that expertise.

With evolving technology and continuous changes to regulations designed to keep up these changes, there is usually a need to share information and expertise to inform colleagues, leadership, patients, and other stakeholders.

In this Assignment, you will study a recent nursing informatics-related healthcare policy, and you will share the relevant details via a fact sheet designed to inform and educate.

SOLUTION

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was signed into law in 2009 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The HITECH Act was created to promote the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and to improve healthcare quality, safety, and efficiency through the use of health information technology (HIT). The HITECH Act provides financial incentives to eligible healthcare providers who demonstrate “meaningful use” of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology and penalties for those who fail to do so.…..Please click the icon below to access entire solution at $10