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Health IT is the use of computer hardware and software to privately and securely store, retrieve, and share patient health and medical information. It involves the exchange of health information in an electronic environment.

•  Improve the quality of health care
• Prevent medical errors
• Reduce health care costs
• Increase administrative efficiencies
• Decrease paperwork
• Increase access to affordable health care

It is a shorthand movement towards an improved healthcare system in which patients and providers use IT to collaborate and improve health.

Meaningful use (MU), in a health information technology (HIT) context, defines the use of electronic health records (EHR) and related technology within a healthcare organization.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law February 17, 2009. It provides incentives for converting to certified electronic health information technology.

CCHIT stands for Certification Commission for Health Information Technology. It was the primary organization for certifying electronic health information technology prior to the passage of ARRA.