The management of health data throughout the full data life cycle involves the collaboration of several stakeholder groups across the organization. For example, individuals who serve in the health information management (HIM), information technology (IT), compliance, privacy, and various other departments at their organizations play an essential role in devising, implementing, and maintaining data life cycle management policies and procedures. In this assignment, you will discuss the key responsibilities of two of these roles and propose approaches they could use to govern the data life cycle.
Choose two of the positions listed below. Define the roles and leverage existing standards and guidelines related to data protection, storage, access/authorization, and destruction to propose five best practices each role should apply to ensure the privacy and security of health data.
• Privacy officer
• Compliance officer
• HIM director
• IT director