Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act prompted the creation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which set aside money for creating a nationwide network of electronic health records and prompted the beginning of the Meaningful Use program. With the Meaningful Use program, healthcare providers were given incentives to use technology to improve healthcare.
the HITECH Act of 2009 increased penalties for HIPAA violations and strengthened criminal and civil enforcement of the HIPAA.