The Health Information technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) is a subset of the American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The HITECH Act was signed to promote meaningful use of health information technology. Meaningful use is a critical player in improving quality and timely care in the clinical system, and public health departments are starting to appreciate its contributions and potential in improving public health surveillance. Discuss in detail how meaningful use of data can further improve public health surveillance? Also, identify and discuss current and potential challenges that public health professionals may face in implementing and operating meaningful use (stage 1 and stage 2).

 

 

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