On February 17, 2009, President Barack H. Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This article summarizes the provisions of the ARRA's stimulus expenditures and other stimulus measures relating to health information technology (HIT), including incentives for adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems.

Chanley Howell wrote an excellent executive summary of the act: http://wistechnology.com/articles/5523/

There are other methods to support aging and technology through the act, such as the health promotion and wellness initiatives as well as the training and workforce investment investments. IANet will continue to follow these areas and is looking for partners to implement innovative models.  If you are interested in collaborating with IANet, please contact David Dring (dave@ianet.org).