Assignment
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was authorized to provide incentive payments to eligible providers who adopted, implemented, or upgraded the use of electronic medical records (Healthit.gov, 2013). As such, advancements in health technology are a key consideration in the development of public health policy. Go to the following website for a list of current technology related public health policies:
HealthIT
Then, using the readings for the week, Online Library, and the Internet, respond to the following:
• Research a technology related public health policy and discuss the key objectives of the policy.
• What are some examples of how interactions between polices and advances in technology can work together?
Evaluation Criteria:
• Researched a technology related public health policy. Examined how interactions of policy and advances in technology can work together.
• Justified your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.