American Reinvestment Act of 2009

American Reinvestment Act of 2009 is the funding and legislative vehicle to instigate economic development, job creation and address the implementation of EMR electronic medical record (EMR) technology that has not been implemented to this point. TITLE IV—MEDICARE AND MEDICAID HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;MISCELLANEOUS MEDICARE PROVISIONS Meaningful Use is the legislative vehicle to fund the The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) authorized incentive payments through Medicare and Medicaid to clinicians and hospitals when they use EHRs privately and securely to achieve