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Your organization is reviewing their policy and procedure for e-discovery after a recent lawsuit highlighting some issues. One issue was that by the time the notice for the lawsuit was received, some documents had already been destroyed even though weeks earlier a charge nurse had been told by a family that they intended to sue. Review the following policy and procedure and suggest modifications that could help prevent future issues. Community Hospital Legal Hold Policy and Procedure Purpose: To prevent spoliation of evidence in the event or anticipation of litigation, this policy addresses the process for retention and preservation of health records. Policy: It is the policy of Community Hospital to preserve all forms of health information (paper or electronic) when litigation is anticipated and to initiate a legal hold process that prevents destruction of said information until the legal hold is lifted to prevent spoliation. Procedure: Legal hold is issued Appropriate data stewards are notified of legal hold Preservation process initiated Review and update legal hold notices as appropriate Assign responsibility for oversight of legal hold notices Audit and track compliance with legal holds Release legal hold when no longer needed Review other legal holds to ensure no overlap
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