Law360, New York (December 18, 2015, 11:50 AM EST) -- Back in 2009, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama and Congress allocated $19 billion to hospitals and physicians that could adopt electronic health records into the practice of medicine. Enacted during the Great Recession, the law under which these funds were set aside was named HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) and brought with it a euphoria in the health care industry. The industry had long lagged behind others in terms of accessibility and security of data as well as the ability to aggregate data to develop meaningful insights. The government's message was clear — the "meaningful use" of interoperable medical records was a national priority in the United States....
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