hitech act

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH Act”) Nationwide health information technology (“HIT”) infrastructure that supports electronic health records and health information exchanges M. Peter Adler, Pepper Hamilton LLP

Three Parts of the HITECH Act ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Standards, Implementation Specifications and Certification Criteria Promoting H I T I n f r a s t r u c t u r e interoperability

Key Players: ONCHIT ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Key Players: HIT Policy Committee and HIT Standards Committee ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],American Health Information Community (AHIC)  National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC)  Policy/Standards Committees

Standards Setting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

HIT Infrastructure and Electronic Health Records (“EHRs”) Implementation Grants, Loan Funds, Incentive Programs, and Information Sharing

Incentives, Grants Loans and Information Sharing

Medicare Incentives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Grants to States or Qualified State-Designated Entity (QSDE) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Grant Activities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Matching: 2010 (0%), 2011 (10%), 2012 (14%), 2013 (33%)

Loan Fund ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Federal Agencies - Contractors ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Extension Centers ,[object Object],[object Object]

Encouraging the Use of the HIT Infrastructure Improving Information Privacy and Security

Improving Privacy and Security ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Clarification and Expansion of “Business Associate Definition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Increased Business Associate Legal Obligations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Notification for Breaches of Protected Health Information (PHI) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

EHR/PHR ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Notice of Breach Involving PHR-Related Entities and Other Non-HIPAA Covered Entities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Enhancement of Enforcement ,[object Object],[object Object]

Willful Neglect ,[object Object],[object Object]

Penalty Tiers Without Knowledge. When it is established a person did not know (and by exercising reasonable diligence would not have known) Reasonable Cause. When it is established that the violation was due to a reasonable cause and not to willful neglect Willful Neglect. When it is established that the violation was due to willful neglect ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Enforcement Funding ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Enforcement By State AG ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other Provisions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Thank you! M. Peter Adler Attorney at Law 202.220.1278 Mobile 202.251.7600 Direct Fax 800.684.2749 [email_address] Hamilton Square 600 Fourteenth Street, N.W. Washington DC 20005-2004 202.220.1200 Fax 202.220.1665 www.pepperlaw.com

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