HITECH/ARRA Implementation
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that Congress passed in February 2009 includes the most critical improvements in health privacy in a decade. (Such provisions are part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) section of ARRA.) CDT’s Health Privacy Project recommended many of these changes in expert reports and testimony. However, some difficult issues remain unaddressed and considerable work needs to be done to effectively interpret and implement the ARRA provisions.
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Deven McGraw Event: Deven McGraw will speak at the Healthcare Stimulus Exchange National Road Show 2010 on Privacy and... |
1/20/2010 | |
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The Key to Health IT’s Success Commentary: Health information technology ("health IT") has been widely recognized as an essential... |
10/30/2009 | |
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CDT Notes Areas of Concern in Comments to HHS on Breach Notification Rules Press Release: Washington – CDT's Health Privacy Project (HPP) submitted comments Oct. 23 that outlined... |
10/26/2009 | |
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CDT Files Comments on Health Information Technology Extension Program Statement: CDT filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the proper role... |
6/12/2009 | |
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CDT Comments on FTC Health Data Breach Notification Rulemaking Statement: CDT, together with the Markle Foundation and others, filed comments with the Federal Trade... |
6/2/2009 |
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| Improvements and Challenges in Health Privacy Law | The economic stimulus bill signed by President Obama on February 17 included provisions making... | 3/27/2009 |
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