§ 300jj-31 Immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure
§ 300jj-32 Health information technology implementation assistance
§ 300jj-33 State grants to promote health information technology
§ 300jj-34 Competitive grants to States and Indian tribes for the development of loan programs to facilitate the widespread adoption of certified EHR technology
§ 300jj-35 Demonstration program to integrate information technology into clinical education
§ 300jj-36 Information technology professionals in health care
§ 300jj-37 General grant and loan provisions
§ 300jj-38 Authorization for appropriations

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 6A > Subchapter XXVIII > Part B - Incentives for the Use of Health Information Technology

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. See 42 USC 201
  • Service: means the Public Health Service. See 42 USC 201
  • State: includes , in addition to the several States, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. See 42 USC 201