Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4658, CLINICAL RECORDS, pt. 4658.0430
A nursing home must maintain health information management services, including clinical records, in accordance with accepted professional standards and practices, federal regulations, and state statutes pertaining to the content of the clinical record, health care data, computerization, confidentiality, retention, and retrieval. For purposes of this part, "health information management" means the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data to support decisions related to: disease prevention and resident care; effectiveness of care; reimbursement and payment; planning, research, and policy analysis; and regulations.
A nursing home must develop and utilize a mechanism for auditing the quality of its health information management services.
A nursing home must designate a person to be responsible for health information management.
Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4658, CLINICAL RECORDS, pt. 4658.0430
Statutory Authority: MS s 144A.04; 144A.08; 256B.431