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Assignment Content: Healthcare Acts 1. The purpose of the HITECH Act (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) is to promote the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) and to strengthen the privacy and

Assignment Content
1. Read the following article and identify/explain the purpose of the HITECH Act. (Health and Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health)
HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule | HHS.gov
HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule | HHS.gov
2. Read the following article and identify/explain the purpose of the GINA Act. (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008)
1. Genetic Information Discrimination | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)
2. Genetic Information Discrimination | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)
3. Read the following article and identify/explain the purpose of the ADAAA Act (Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments)
ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Frequently Asked Questions | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
Instructions:
After reading each of the articles above,
Type your answers in a Word docx file or scan your handwritten answers as a PDF file.
Please number your answers (1-3).  
Submit your Word docx file or PDF scan into Bb using this link by the assigned due d3. Read the following article and identify/explain the purpose of the ADAAA Act (Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments)

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