Ethics Memo

You are the HIM Director in an acute care hospital setting. Your facility has purchased an electronic health record (EHR) system, and pressure is mounting to deploy this system as soon as possible by the chief information officer (CIO) and chief of the medical staff (CMS). However, during a testing period, you and your team discover that the EHR system does not comply with applicable federal privacy and security standards. It is your recommendation to stop the deployment until these issues can be resolved; however, the CIO and CMS disagree. Using the AHIMA Code of Ethics Download AHIMA Code of Ethics Open this document with Read Speaker doc Reader, outline your response from the HIM Director’s perspective to each of the steps as if you were writing the memorandum to the CIO and CMS. Consider your response from the legal, liability, and ethical perspectives. Clearly define the issue. Determine the facts of the situation. Determine who the stakeholders are, the HIM values at stake, and the obligations and interests of each stakeholder. Determine what options are available and evaluate them. Decide what should be done. Justify the decision made by identifying reasons that support the decision. Implement the decision. Evaluate the outcome of the decision. Examine how to prevent the issue from recurring. Prepare a memorandum analyzing the key issues in this case and stating a recommendation. Be sure to address all steps and to fill in the header sections (To; From; Subject; etc.). Guidelines for Submission Your short paper (200-300 words) should be submitted as a memorandum Microsoft Word document with double-spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and sources should be cited. For the complete requirements of this assignment, please review the rubric.

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