HITECH definition

HITECH means the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

HITECH means the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, found in Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-005.

HITECH means Subtitle D of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (a.k.a. the ‘‘HITECH Act’’) provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 42 U.S.C. §§17921-17954, as amended form time to time, and all associated existing and future implementing regulations, when effective and as amended from time to time.

Examples of HITECH in a sentence

• The State and Contractor shall comply with obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ("HITECH") Act and any other relevant laws and regulations regarding privacy (collectively the "Privacy Rules").

• In addition to the proposed modifications to implement the HITECH Act, the NPRM also proposed certain other modifications to the HIPAA Rules.

• Additionally, to conform the provisions of the Enforcement Rule to the HITECH Act’s tiered and increased civil money penalty structure, which became effective on February 18, 2009, the Department published an interim final rule on October 30, 2009 (74 FR 56123), effective November 30, 2009.

• The Department published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on July 14, 2010, (75 FR 40868) to implement many of the remaining privacy, security, and enforcement provisions of the HITECH Act.

• Section 164.406—Notification to the Media Section 13402(e)(2) of the HITECH Act, implemented at § 164.406 of the interim final rule, requires that a covered entity provide notice of a breach to prominent media outlets serving a State or jurisdiction, following the discovery of a breach if the unsecured protected health information of more than 500 residents of such State or jurisdiction is, or is reasonably believed to have been, accessed, acquired, or disclosed during such breach.

More Definitions of HITECH

HITECH means Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, which was enacted to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology;

HITECH means the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, found in Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111- 5.

HITECH means the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, Title XIII of Division A and Title IV of Division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (commonly known as “ARRA”), Pub. L. No. 111-5 (February 17, 2009).

HITECH means the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009

HITECH means the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Pub. L. No. 111-5).

HITECH means the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinic Health Act, as incorporated into the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and all regulations adopted thereunder, as well as all subsequent amendments and regulations.

HITECH means the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, as set forth in 42 U.S.C. Sections 17921 – 17940 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and 45 CFR Sections 160 through 164.