The Importance of Creating a Healthcare Provider Reference Database for Rural and Underserved Populations
With the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act as part of the ARRA, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as well as the definition of “meaningful use” of electronic health records as part of the ARRA, a significant amount of federal funds and attention has been given to the implementation of a Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN).
