In 2009 the U.S. government announced plans to spend how much to spur the use of digital or electronic patient records, as part of a national effort to reduce medical costs?

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In 2009, the U.S. government announced plans to spend $19 billion to spur the use of digital or electronic patient records, as part of a national effort to reduce medical costs. This initiative was called the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.