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Definitive guides on EHR data archival, healthcare data migration, legacy EHR decommissioning, federal healthcare modernization, and healthcare AI governance — written by the InterScripts experts who run these programs.
EHR data archival — the definitive guide for healthcare CIOs in 2026
EHR data archival explained: when to archive vs. migrate, defensible disposition, vendor evaluation criteria, HITRUST and HIPAA controls, and federal deployment patterns.
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How long must hospitals retain medical records?
How long must hospitals retain medical records in each U.S. state? Federal Medicare baseline (5 years clinical, 7 years billing) plus state-specific adult and pediatric retention rules.
Defensible disposition for healthcare data
Defensible disposition for healthcare data: retention schedule, immutable archive, tamper-evident audit log. The three-part test that holds up in OIG, OCR, and litigation review.
Behavioral health archival — Netsmart, Credible, Anasazi, Dayforce
Behavioral-health archival from Netsmart myEvolv, Credible, Anasazi, and Dayforce — with 42 CFR Part 2 substance-use-disorder handling and state-specific retention rules.
Healthcare data migration — Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts
Healthcare data migration playbook for Epic, Oracle Health (Cerner), Meditech Expanse, and Allscripts. Three workstreams, defensible archival, and 300+ HIS migration learnings.
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Cerner-to-Epic data migration — step-by-step
How to migrate from Oracle Health (Cerner) Millennium to Epic — three workstreams, clinical-data mapping patterns, defensible archival, and the credentialed go-live bench.
Meditech Magic to Expanse migration playbook
Migrate from Meditech Magic to Meditech Expanse — community-hospital playbook covering Magic data extraction, Expanse onboarding, defensible archival, and go-live support.
FHIR R4 explained for healthcare CIOs
FHIR R4 explained for healthcare CIOs — what FHIR is, why R4 is the deployed version in 2026, how it relates to USCDI v3 and the 21st Century Cures Act, and where R5 fits.
TEFCA and the QHIN designation explained
TEFCA and the QHIN designation explained — what TEFCA is, who runs it, the named QHINs as of 2026, and how QHIN exchange affects health-system interoperability strategy.
21st Century Cures Act — information blocking explained
The 21st Century Cures Act information-blocking rule — what it requires, who it applies to, what counts as information blocking, and what the penalties are.
Legacy EHR decommissioning — a 12-step playbook
Legacy EHR decommissioning playbook — 12 steps from inventory to defensible disposition. Meditech Magic, Allscripts, AHLTA, CHCS, VistA retirement patterns.
Read the pillar →Federal healthcare IT modernization — DHA, VA, federal civilian
Federal healthcare IT modernization across the Defense Health Agency, Department of Veterans Affairs, and federal civilian agencies — VAULTIS, MHS GENESIS, VA EHRM, GSA MAS contracting.
Read the pillar →Healthcare AI governance — CHAI, responsible AI, and the hospital playbook
Healthcare AI governance for hospital CIOs — CHAI principles, responsible AI policy, clinical safety guardrails, and the operational playbook for deploying AI in clinical workflows.
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