The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act provided financial incentives to physicians and hospitals for implementing certified electronic health records (Burde, 2011). A recent study suggests that the meaningful use of electronic health record systems, particularly in smaller and rural hospitals, is associated with a significant improvement in process quality (Lin et al., 2019). Hospital productivity also shows a significant increase (Kim & Lee, 2020).

Write response to the following:

• Using peer-reviewed, scholarly articles from the University Library or University Library readings in this course as your source, describe and critically evaluate a study of a health policy intended to support or regulate information technology in health care.
• Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the research.
• Identify how the research has contributed to the health care community's knowledge of the impact of public policy on information technology in health care.
• Identify what additional research is needed.

Include your own experience as well as 2 citations and corresponding references that align with or contradict your comments as sourced from peer-reviewed academic journals, industry publications, books, and/or other sources. if you found information that contradicts your experience, explain why you agree or disagree with the information.