Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act legislations.

Instruction 

Research the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act legislations.

Discuss how each of these acts influenced the changes that we have seen in healthcare.

What healthcare goals have been achieved and what future legislation do you see as needed to help control costs and improve the security of health information?