This case poses the question: given what was known at that time of its own adoption, in February 2009, was the national Health information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act public policy that is great? The HITECH Act, included in President Barack Obama's federal stimulus bill, was meant to introduce significant motivators to encourage the spread of heath information technology throughout the U.S. health system. The case is perfect for a policy evaluation class. The case assumes no particular understanding of the health care system or information technology, and supplies students with several categories of background information: * The fundamental criticisms of the US health system, and why health IT proponents thought wellbeing IT was an essential element in solving these problems. * The reasons health care providers were not, on their own, investing in health IT at the level advocated by proponents. * Assorted evidence as to the advantages of well-being IT for US health care providers that had already adopted it. * An overview of the HITECH Act as proposed by the Obama Administration. The case equips pupils to stand in the shoes of Congressional decision-makers (or their advisers) in February 2009, and argue the reason why they might either support or oppose this piece of legislation. The case may be used alone. It can also be utilized as the first part of a two-case unit with HKS Case 1938.0, "B. Inciting a Computer Revolution in Health Care: Implementing the Health Information Technology Act." HKS Case Number 1937.0.
PUBLICATION DATE: April 04, 2011 PRODUCT #: HKS873-HCB-ENG
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