The HITECH Meaningful Use Criteria for EHR Implementations and Incentive

question 18

Multiple Choice

The HITECH Meaningful Use criteria for EHR implementations and incentive payments fall into three categories, including all but one of the following.

• A) Improving the accuracy, timeliness, and availability of health information to care providers.
• B) Improving access to information.
• C) Broadening the scope of care.
• D) Empowering patients to more actively participate in their health care and wellness.

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained and not paid out as dividends to shareholders, often used for reinvestment in the business or to pay debt.

Accounting Period

A specific period of time for which financial information is reported, typically a fiscal year or quarter.

Expense Accounts

Accounts in the general ledger representing the various costs incurred by a company in the course of its operations, excluding product cost.

Accrual Method

An accounting technique that records revenues and expenses when they are incurred, regardless of when cash transactions occur.