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While the debate heats up again in Washington D.C. over healthcare reform, those tracking developments in the health information technology space know that an initial wave of health reform arrived back in February. When President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act provisions, the administration scored an initial victory in its efforts to reform the U.S. healthcare system.
The size and scope of the HITECH Act is striking. It will have significant impact on health care providers over the next 5 to 10 years, and beyond.