Requirements ยท Healthcare
HITECH Act
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act. 2 Moraph products list it under “Requirements it supports”. The products support this requirement; meeting it remains your organization’s responsibility.
About the rule
What it is
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, promoted the adoption of electronic health records. It made business associates directly liable for parts of the HIPAA rules, created breach notification requirements for unsecured protected health information and increased HIPAA penalties. HHS implemented its privacy and security provisions in rules including the 2013 Omnibus Rule.
Source: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 (GovInfo). HITECH Act in the glossary. This summary is for orientation only; read the rule itself or ask your counsel for what it requires of you.
Citations
How the products cite it
The exact wording on the product pages, with how many products use each.
- HITECH Act 2 products
For what it requires of your organization, read the rule itself or ask your counsel. HITECH Act in the glossary.
Products
The 2 products that support it
Cloud Content
Box storage for unstructured data (research papers, policy docs) under a business associate agreement, configured to support HIPAA safeguards. Sharing and retention decisions remain yours.
Lists:
- HITECH Act
Email Security
Advanced defense against "Whaling" attacks targeting hospital CFOs and patient data phishing.
Lists:
- HITECH Act
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