As a Health Information Professional, You Are Assigned the Responsibility

question 14

Multiple Choice

As a health information professional, you are assigned the responsibility of researching record retention laws for your hospital and developing a retention policy for the patient record. You discover that your state does not have a retention law, and you research other recommended retention guidelines that included the AHIMA recommendation. What was the retention period recommended by AHIMA?

• A) 5 years
• B) 7 years
• C) 10 years
• D) 15 years

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Definitions:

Principal

The original sum of money borrowed in a loan or invested, excluding any interest or dividends.

Federal Estate

The estate of a deceased person that is subject to Federal estate taxes, which are taxes imposed on the transfer of the decedent's assets.

Abatement

The reduction, decrease, or relief from severity, intensity, or intensity of something, often used in the context of tax, rent, or environmental hazards.