Instructions

Evaluate meaningful use regulations for recovery audit contractors (RACs) and electronic health records (EHRs), as well as the impact on either case management or performance incentives. What is the purpose of these regulations? How effective are they in meeting the purpose? Support your answer with course resources.

Solution

Additional Regulations

Recent federal pieces of legislation and subsequent regulations aim at promoting the application of the Electronic Health Record systems (EHRs) and Recovery Audit Contracts (RACs). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was passed in February of the year 2009. The statute encompassed provisions comprising the Health Information Technology Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH). HITECH has different requirements whose purpose is to support the improvement of healthcare safety, quality, and efficiency through advanced health information technology (Ozair et al., 2015)…………………………………To access the rest of the solution for $5, please click on the purchase button.