Question: You are the team leader/chair for the Information Governance Committee/Team responsible for implementing a company wide information governance program for your organization. You team has met on one occasion and has identified an initial set of goals and challenges for the organization in the development and implementation of the company's IG program. Your second meeting with the team is fast approaching and you have told your team members that during this next meeting you will discuss with them the overall plan and the steps that the team will take in order to implement information governance in the organization. In order to be prepared for that meeting, please do the following:

1. Conduct the necessary research to familiarize yourself with different organizations, associations, affiliates and accrediting agencies who can provide guidance on the implementation of information governance in the health care industry. Please summarize and explain the results of your research.

2. Develop in writing a detailed, step-by-step plan for an overall information governance plan at CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL. You may use diagrams, tables, and any other references that assist in the explanation of your information governance plan. However, you may NOT substitute your table or diagram for a complete narrative explanation.

3. Recall, the author of your text has repeatedly emphasized that above all else you must operate within the confines of the law. Assume CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL is located in Louisville, Kentucky. Conduct the necessary research to familiarize yourself with both the federal and state laws that will must be taken into consideration and/or which will have a direct impact on the health care industry, and therefore your organization's information governance plan. You must be able to explain to your team members what these laws are, their sources, how they affect your organization, and what you will do to implement your information governance program within the confines of these laws. Please in writing provide a detailed explanation of the results of your search for legal information in a format that you would be able to hand out to your team members during your next meeting.