Since the HITECH Act was passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009, EMR adoption has skyrocketed. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 implemented further government incentives (and penalties) to promote even more “meaningful use” of health information technology (pardon the pun). In 2015, the Medicare Authorization and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) presented a framework by which Medicare will gradually shift from a “pay per service” program to more of a quality-based payment program.
Your task is to submit a paper, considering the following questions:
– Assess the intent and impact of these three key healthcare regulations.
– Explain how national concerns about cost and quality of care affect those responsible for managing healthcare information systems.
– Analyze the reasons why HIT has (or has not) delivered on its promised benefits, and propose your own solutions/strategies for improvement (or maintenance of benefits).
**THIS IS AN ESSAY ASSIGNMENT/PAPER NOT QUESTION/ANSWER**