ONC and Healthcare IT Legislation

Research the ONC and Healthcare IT Legislation

• Describe and explain the background of ONC and Healthcare IT Legislation.
• Compare and contrast the main Healthcare IT Legislation policies ofthee Affordable Care Act, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH,) andthe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).
• Evaluate theadvantagese and disadvantages of reimbursement for health professionals.
• Assess the current and future status issues associated with the financial incentives for implementing technology. Specifically,the adoptionn of Certified EHR Systems, Medicare Reimbursement, and Meaningful Use (MU) of EHR.