Electronic Health Record Acronyms
What is an EHR? Electronic Health Records and Other Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AHIC | American Health Information Community (AHIC) |
| AHIMA | American Health Information Management Association |
| AHLTA | Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application |
| AHRQ | Agency for |
HITECH Priority Grants Program: Health Information Technology Extension Program
Section 3012 (a) establishes the Health Information Technology Extension Program (Extension Program).
A formal set of instructions on how to apply for the regional extension service grants and a separate summary of the program
Health Information Technology Extension Program
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; HITECH Health Information Technology Regional Extension Program
This notice announces the draft description of the program for establishing regional extension centers to assist providers seeking to

Federal Funds Incentives Establishing Electronic Health Information Exchanges
Legislators Scrambling to Establish Electronic Health Information Exchanges
Sen. Joe Paskvan, D-Fairbanks, Alaska, pushed a bill that would establish an electronic health information exchange system that would draw on federal funds.
In response to President

Community Health Centers Using Stimulus Money
Community Health Centers are Using Stimulus Money to Expand Services
Community Health Centers across the country are using funding that is part of $338 million distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

ARRA, HI-TECH, HITech or HITECH?
Interoperability and the ‘HITECH Act’’
How can a word or acronym be overused before it’s even known? We all know what interoperability is, but does it exist? In Hawaii? In short, no. Don’t believe me?
HITECH Raises The Bar on Privacy Standards
According to Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, “HITECH directly regulates business associates for the first time. While not subjecting business associates to all of the obligations of covered entities (such as providing privacy notices),