Assignment Description:
Step One: Perform a web search on healthcare data retention and data storage. (HINT: AHIMA has several articles on data retention and data storage)
Step Two: Scenario: You are the HIM director of a 300-bed hospital. Three years ago, your facility move from paper records to an EHR. You currently have several storage areas with paper records. The CEO wants to utilize these storage areas for other purposes and has asked you to come up with a way to get rid of the paper records.
Step Three:
Prepare a memo to the CEO (500 words or less) with a suggestion the outlines data retention requirements and at least two different storage media that can be used to reduce the number of paper records. (NOTE: This is NOT a paper but a memo. Be sure to use a memo format.)