The HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) is a law enacted in 2009 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to promote the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States. It incentivizes healthcare providers to implement EHR technology, strengthens privacy and security protections for electronic health information, expands the scope of HIPAA compliance to business associates, and increases penalties for violations. The Act also introduced the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, requiring covered entities to report data breaches, and aims to improve healthcare quality, safety, efficiency, and patient engagement through health IT.
If you provide the specific statements you want to evaluate for truthfulness about the HITECH Act, I can identify which one(s) is true based on this information.