Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Public Health - Part 1
Lecture:History of Public Health in the U.S.
Slide content:History of Public Health in the U.S. Significant Legislation Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 expands Medicare to include a prescription drug benefit. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 includes the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, HITECH, stimulus opportunity. 22
Slide notes:In 2003, Medicare expanded coverage to include a prescription drug benefit. In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA was enacted, and included the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH, stimulus opportunity. HITECH included some public health-related Meaningful Use objective menu options, involving electronic laboratory reporting, immunizations reporting, and syndromic surveillance. 22