Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Practice Exam

Which act includes the Meaningful Use mandate?

1. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

2. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009

3. Affordable Care Act (ACA)

4. Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH)

The correct answer is: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 is the legislation that introduced the Meaningful Use mandate. This act aimed to stimulate the economy following the 2008 financial crisis while also encouraging the adoption of health information technology among healthcare providers. Specifically, the Meaningful Use provisions were designed to promote the use of electronic health records (EHRs) to improve healthcare quality, safety, and efficiency. Incentives were provided to eligible professionals and hospitals that demonstrated meaningful use of certified EHR technology, which ultimately aimed to enhance patient care and streamline healthcare operations. The other acts listed have different focuses: HIPAA primarily addresses the privacy and security of health information, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) centers around healthcare reform and accessibility, and HITECH, which is a component of ARRA, deals more specifically with the promotion of health information technology and the secure handling of electronic health information, but it is the ARRA itself that encompasses the Meaningful Use mandate.