American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

In his 2009 State of the Union address, President Obama referenced over 35 policies, pieces of legislation and promises of change that he wanted to bring about in his first year and term of presidency. Amongst these promises were plans for a new health care system, reform for education, banking and housing, new standards set for the environment, budget savings, the idea of a universal savings account and an increase in the size of the military. Obviously not all of these ideas transpired due to…

The American economy is a strong entity of the United States. However, the government faces many problems on the best way to handle growing it. Over history and today the government must decide the best way to protect the government through things such as taxes and tariffs. Many presidential candidates unveil economic plans that have the goal of stimulating the economy, while previous governments were able to get plans in place to protect and grow the economy. Chris Christie is currently a…

There is anxiety of a future recession within our barely stable economy. Recession tend to happen when the economy cannot convey an equal measure of output to input ratio which leads occupations to become very scarce to secure for a six month period. This is an immediate consequence of various factors: individuals obtaining less, a decrease in processing plants, increase in unemployment, decrease in individual compensations, or unrealistic securities exchange. These factors including needs,…

we have today. Some examples of influential polices set in place include Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. One of the most influential laws for health information and the protection of privacy is that of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) designed to protect the privacy, confidentiality and security of patient information. HIPAA applies to all…

we will act not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its costs” (President Barrack Obama, Inaugural Address, 2009). Soon after the inaugural speech, President Barrack Obama passed the Patient Care and Affordable Care Act of 2009 that…

information and access to that information is mandated under the Affordable Care Act to improve patient-centered care. Consumers also demand more health information and greater control over their health experiences (Carrera, & Dalton, 2014). Society is continuously reliant on technology for its mobility, ease of use, and immediate access; therefore, healthcare technology must develop to meet these needs. Ninety-five percent of Americans use a cell phone of some kind; seventy-seven percent of…

The 2008-2009 global recession dubbed the Great Depression 2.0. Luckily, it did not take war to save the economy it took the implementation of a variety of policies in order to get out of the last global recession. Both Canada and the United States were affected by financial crisis however; each country took a very different approach to addressing the problem at hand. In US the recession hit hard, very hard. Unemployment peaked at just over 10% for the first time since the early 80s. The US…

Health care information related regulations, laws, and standards There are a variety of health care information related regulations, laws, and standards. These together through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act aim to produce better health care. These regulations, laws, and standards, cover items from the transfer of information between involved parties through what constitutes acceptable…

Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds (2011) reported that the growth in this population has dramatically impacted the national healthcare expenditure with Medicare spending expected to increase 6.9% per year from 2009 to 2019. This increasing demand causes the fiscal stability of the Medicare program to be fragile at best and with the current rate of…

and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements (Gephart & Effken, 2013). Although non-clinical nurses tend to communicate with one another in this way than clinical nurses, emails and IMs promote the efficiency of work. Applications are available…