Assignment
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Unit 7 Assignment Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
● Identify significant standards for healthcare documentation. ● Understand important factors involved in regulations pertaining to paper and electronic
health records. Course outcomes addressed in this Assignment: HS410-4: Compare standards and regulations for healthcare documentation. Instructions: Your boss is the Director of Medical Records at a large academic medical center. He is finding it difficult to monitor the ongoing legislative and policy changes related to Health Information Management. He has asked that you do the following:
1) Visit the AHIMA website (www.ahima,org) and visit the “Advocacy and Public Policy” tab. 2) From there, visit both the “Legislation” and “News and Alerts” menu options. 3) Prepare a one-to-two page report highlighting the two most important items your boss
should be aware of. 4) Recommend a course of action for each.
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