Cholesterol Lowering Medications. Another common group of medications that can affect the liver tests are the cholesterol lowering medications commonly known as âstatinsâ; a group that includes many of the currently prescribed medications to lower cholesterol.
(Redirected from HITECH Act) The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, abbreviated HITECH Act, was enacted under Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub.L. 111â5).
In 2009, the HITECH Act extended compliance. requirements directly to âBusiness Associates,â individuals or entities that perform certain. activities involving PHI on behalf of Covered Entities. The HIPAA Omnibus Rule details and. implements significant changes called for in the HITECH Act. Business Associates are now subject to the same Security Rule requirements as Covered. Entities, as well as to relevant sections of the Privacy Rule and the HITECH Breach Notification. Rule.