Legal Aspects

Suppose you are the HIM Director at a large medical center that offers inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care at several sites in one state. Your medical center has announced that it will acquire a facility offering similar services in a neighboring state. The laws and regulations governing the retention and destruction of health records differ between these states. Explain how does the lack of a consistent set of laws and regulations on these two matters affects the institution you serve, and outline the steps you would take to deal with the situation? Explain in full detail, the key legal aspects in this case.
Provide examples and at least two references to support your explanation.

Point Allocation
Explain how the inconsistency between state regulations will affect the Health care institution.
20 points
Outline specific steps to deal with the situation (provide examples)
25points
Identify the key legal aspects within the case study example
25 points
References, Organization, spelling, grammar
15 points
Total
85 points

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