HITECH Answers went live in April of 2009, two months following the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) which included the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). The HITECH Act was enacted to accelerate the federal initiative for adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR) while allowing health care providers and hospitals to receive incentive payments for their adoption.

HITECH Answers has positioned itself as the trusted and independent source on EHR adoption. While the CMS EHR incentives are a 5 year disbursement program, it is only the beginning of the Federal initiative on EHR adoption. Our web presence is a national portal for all that are interested in learning the details and process of EHR adoption for these 5 years and the decades to follow as future requirements and policies are adopted.

Subject matter experts from leading organizations and institutions help contribute content to HITECH Answers including Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), Wellspan Health, The American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), and the Health Story Project.

Finally, HITECH Answers produces the Internet radio show, MU Live! which airs every Tuesday at 2 pm Eastern. Our session experts discuss breaking news and issues on meaningful use as well as other health IT topics.