Data retention in the new world of HIM has become a matter of knowing
more than the regulations covering privacy and lengths of time to retain
patient information. In addition, technologies that are helpful in
making data long-lived and available should be in a HIM professional’s
toolkit. Describe a method for data storage using electronic media (not
paper). Analyze for your fellow students the drawbacks and advantages
of the method you have chosen. Then, compare and contrast your selected
model with a different method that one of your classmates has chosen.
Example: Storing patient data on an in-house disk server versus using
web-linked “cloud” storage. For background, consult the course textbook
or a web resource on electronic storage for health records. Go beyond
saying “the EHR”; rather, focus on a physical or virtual storage
location or method, please.
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