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This class does not limit analyzing information needs to "just" the HIM department. Consider the roles of other hospital departments that generate data!  As a manager in charge of evaluating proposed systems, you may need to look beyond the needs of your own department.

The example in the Assignment shows two departments that were started for you already.    Use that table with those EXACT column headings, please.  Department name; types of data it may use. Urgency means of HOW QUICKLY staff need to be able to have the data AFTER they ask for it. Knowing and considering this urgency DETERMINES the kinds of storage that can technically work for us. Give the urgency time-frame your best educated guess; it is a creative process, not something you can google!

Isn't there something on the web you can find to do that for you-- NO!! You are putting on your own thinking cap, to complete the table. After the table write  a few paragraphs on how long to keep medical records data (data retention periods) per state or federal laws, and what affects that decision.  I don't need to see a lot of other topics in the "essay" part after the table; just reflect the current AHIMA and federal guidance on how long to retain the medical record.

A few helpful sites on data retention topic are in links below. Do NOT copy to meet the assignment, though; they are for background:http://www.techeye.net/business/over-half-of-businesses-lack-formal-data-retention-plan