The Legal Health Record--Creation and Maintenance

Write an essay that contains the following components.

Advocate, Appraise, Assess, Compare, Comply, Contrast, Determine, Differentiate, Engage, Ensure, Evaluate, Interpret, Justify, Leverage, Manage, Mitigate, Oversee, Recommend, Solve

1. Evaluate the purpose of the legal health record.

2. Determine ownership of the medical record in the hospital environment. Who owns it?

3. The HIM professional is the custodian of the medical record. Interpret what this means.

4. Determine retention requirements, including the records of minors. Include any specific requirements of your state. https://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/appa7-1.pdfLinks to an external site.

5. Recommend methods for record destruction according to media type. Include exceptions related to legal proceedings and interpret the term spoliation.

The essay must have two pages, double-spaced with content (minimum). Include a cover page and a reference page with references in APA format. Use in-text citations appropriately.