Becker's Healthcare January 9, 2020
From the rise of EHRs, to a spike in ransomware attacks and big tech taking greater strides into the industry, healthcare CIOs have faced plenty of opportunities and threats in the last 10 years. Becker’s compiled 10 of the most notable events and/or trends that have shaped health IT since 2009.
HITECH made EHR adoption
Congress passed the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act in February 2009, which was signed by the Obama administration as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The law included several significant provisions about EHRs and the meaningful use of the technology, but is most meaningful to the decade for its role in impelling EHR adoption.
Meaningful use centers around five...
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