C139 Health Information Management

As an HIM professional you are responsible for the collection, storage and retention of your facility's health records. The organization stores their collection of health records, which represent 50 years of inpatient and outpatient visits, in open shelving units. The organization is quite large and has about 300 inpatient beds and about 25,000 outpatient visits per year. There is
a serious space shortage and issues with timely access to records You have been as ked to develop a storage and retention policy and procedure.

Write a paper that makes recommendations on storage and retention processes that meet the organization's needs and provincial legislative requirements.

1. A recommendation about the type of records storage the organization should use to address space and access issues, as well as ensuring privacy and security of the records. [6 marks]

2. A detailed recommendation regarding the retention policy and procedure that should be implemented for health records. [6 marks]

3. A detailed recommendation regarding the destruction policy and procedure that shou ld be implemented for health record s. [6 marks]

1. Your paper should provide clear explanation of why you have made the recommendations you have. You should use references to support your recommendations. Note that it will probably be necessary to refer to th e legislation in your province.

2. Please note that you must use the hypothetical facility described here as the basis for your recommendations, NOT the facility you currently work in [if applicable).

3. This assignment must be completed in full sentences and paragraphs, using APA referencing. [3 marks)

4. Word Count Approximately: 750-1000 words