1. The earliest activities devoted to health information technology implementation focused on the automation of administrative functions such as _________________________________________.

2. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes provisions relating to health information technology. These provisions are known as the ____________________________________________ Act, or the _________________ Act.

3. The __________________________________________ is a collection of standards, protocols, legal agreements, specifications, and services that enables the secure exchange of health information over the Internet.

4. A large number of federal-level initiatives in health information technology and standards are being undertaken by the ___________________________________________________________________.

5. The __________________________________________________________________is a project that will provide the basis for a unified system for sharing and revising medical information among government agencies and their private health care providers.

6. The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 included electronic ______________________ standards that the acts authors believe will reduce medication errors.

7. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 authorizes __________________ _________________ for eligible professionals and hospitals who are successful with certified electronic health record technology.

8. HIT can provide support for administrative, financial, and ______________________ activities.

9. Some communities have joined together to form ___________________________________________, which can serve as models for larger health information networks. 10. An ______________________________ would include EHRs, computerized order entry, and other technology-enabled automation components.