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HITECH Act
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (US, 2009)
The HITECH Act is the 2009 US law that funded the adoption of certified electronic health records and strengthened HIPAA.
It made business associates directly liable, introduced breach notification and raised civil penalties, which HHS implemented in later HIPAA rules.
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