Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) (US): A US law enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The act promotes the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, specifically electronic health records. One of its significant aspects related to security is that it expands the privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), including extending the requirement of safeguarding health information to business associates of covered entities and strengthening the enforcement of HIPAA rules.
Categories: CC D1: Security Principles | CCSP D6: Legal - Risk and Compliance | CISM D1: Information Security governance | CISSP D1: Security and Risk Management | Security+ D5: Security Program Management and Oversight | SSCP D3: Risk Identification Monitoring and Analysis
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