Reference no: EM133254879

Assignment:

• The CEO has decided that your facility can no longer afford to keep archived paper records on site. They are taking up valuable space that could be used for income-generating activities.
• In addition, there has never been a formal archive plan for electronic records.
• The CEO has designated two teams--one for paper archive and one for the electronic archive.

You're in charge of the team who is creating a medical record retention plan for your facility's electronic archive; specifically, EHR data.

The facility accepts Medicare (so it's subject to CMS rules) and is located in Washington State.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. very basic retention plan that details the minimum amount of time necessary to retain records for minors, lawsuits, and inactive patients in general. Be specific to the state in which the facility is located (this may require a quick search for information somewhere other than the textbook).
2. Include the storage method you would like to use for archived records.
3. Include how those records will be protected when they are out of your control (at an archive facility, for example).
4. Include the methods of destruction you would like to use at the archive expiration date.
5. Include a few questions you would present to the team that would need to be answered before the plan can be put into place. Think about what questions the CEO might have before making a decision about an archive plan.