Two Key Pieces of Legislation Have Shaped the Nursing Informatics

question 36

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Two key pieces of legislation have shaped the nursing informatics landscape-the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) of 2009.

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Functional Theory

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