The health care providers in a large teaching hospital requires access to health records 24 hours a day, 7 day a week. To secure the area an continue to maintain accessibility, the Director of the HIM Department should

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Staffing the department with personnel 24 hours a day is the best option to ensure that health care providers have access to health records at all times, while also maintaining the security of the records. This also allows for immediate response to emergency requests and ensures that the records are always available when needed. The other options, such as relying on a director to be on call or training security guards to retrieve records, may not provide the same level of accessibility or security as having dedicated personnel on hand. Arranging for records to be retrieved at 7:00 AM every morning also does not make sense as health care providers might need access to records at any time.

The Health Care Providers in a Large Teaching Hospital Requires