Answer: TRUE
Explanation: The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ( HITECH) act was enacted to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. It was signed into law on February 17, 2009,as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The importance of HITECH is to:
-motivate the implementation of electronic health records,
-support technology in the United States.
It does not specify any clinical quality reporting requirements for providers.
