HITECH Act and Electronic Health Records

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The primary reason for adopting computer-based record-keeping in hospitals is to store and access information quickly on a collective entity (computers). The data stored is necessary for practice supervision, patient care details, and for education (Joukes et al., 2019). The Institute of Medicine championed the adoption of technology-based record-keeping for easy access of data by both patients and the medical personnel. HITECH Act is a stimulus package introduced during Obama’s regime to promote and expand the adoption of computerized record-keeping in healthcare settings. The Act encouraged health officials to embrace EHRs (Aldler-Milsten & Jha, 2017).
The HITECH Act is less expensive to install as many people have adopted the use of the internet and mobile-based applications. Moreover, the Act is effective, safe, and provides fast access to healthcare information (Aldler-Milsten & Jha, 2017). On the other hand, it can be expensive since there is a need for constant upgrading and staff training. They were to promote interoperability, as outlined in the HITECH Act, advocate for the proper use of EHR by sub...