Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) is an economic stimulus package intended to provide a stimulus to the U.S. economy in the wake of an economic downturn. True False

False. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act is a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, which was an economic stimulus package. However, the primary purpose of HITECH is to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, specifically electronic health records (EHRs), to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes, rather than to stimulate the U.S. economy.