4–6 pages

The use of health information
technology (HIT) has increased dramatically over the past decade, resulting in
the federal government enacting several pieces of legislation such as the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and the
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of
2009. Continuing to build on your proposal from Weeks 1 and 2, you are assigned
to research and discuss the following:

• Discuss the financial and health benefits that can be
  realized by implementing an electronic health record (EHR).
• Research and explain the estimated cost of implementing
  an EHR and the estimated cost of managing an EHR over the long run.
• Discuss current security concerns surrounding HIT and
  the EHR.
• Choose 1 piece of federal legislation (e.g., HIPAA,
  HITECH Act, Meaningful Use, etc.), and discuss the requirements that
  legislation imposes on the use of HIT and the EHR.

Note: You must use at least 4 scholarly references.