You are the director of health information 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.

Discuss how the lack of a consistent set of laws and regulations on these two matters affects the institution you serve, and outline the steps you will take to deal with the situation.

A lack of consistency without proper knowledge of the rules of the new location, could lead to a couple of state rules as regards health information being breached.

Explanation:

A lack of consistent rules and regulations guiding health information in a country, could lead to a number of rules being broken when there is a change of hands in the administration or there is a change of hands in the administration or among members of staff.

Having prior knowledge about the inconsistency however, guides the administration leading the proposed new facility, to get a good hold on the rules and regulations guiding the state and adjusting where appropriate. Health information required being handled with privacy as these records contain vital, intimate details about a patient and as such should not be mishandled to avoid having future problems such as penalties from leadership or lawsuits.

The members of staff as well should be properly groomed on the new rules and regulations to ensure a smooth transition and running of the new facility in a new state.