Balance HI Podcast
I'm Samie — Director of Health Information Management, adjunct professor at multiple universities, and founder of Team Lo LLC. I've spent over a decade inside HIM departments, classrooms, and boardrooms collecting the real gems this profession doesn't hand you in a textbook.
This podcast exists because HIM professionals deserve more than textbooks and LinkedIn posts. You need real talk about where the field is going, how AI is changing your role, how to pass your boards, how to lead a department, and how to build a career — not just a job.
Whether you're a student trying to break in, a coder ready to level up, or a director navigating the future of health data — this is your space.
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Balance HI Podcast
Data Ownership in Healthcare: Whose Record Is It, Really?
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You requested your medical records… but did you really get everything? 👀
In Episode 10 of Balance HI Podcast, we’re diving into one of the most misunderstood—and quietly controversial—topics in healthcare: data ownership.
Because here’s the truth:
Patients think they own their records.
Hospitals think they own the systems.
Vendors control the platforms.
And HIM? We’re stuck in the middle making sure access, compliance, and accuracy don’t fall apart.
So… who actually owns the data? 🤔
In this episode, we break it ALL the way down:
- 📁 The difference between owning a medical record vs. having rights to it
- ⚖️ What laws like HIPAA actually say (and what they don’t say)
- 🔐 How data ownership impacts patient access, portals, and trust
- 💻 The role of EHR vendors and the reality of “locked” data
- 🧠 Why HIM professionals are the true stewards of healthcare data
Let’s be clear: data ownership isn’t just legal—it’s power.
And if HIM isn’t at the table, decisions about that power will be made without us.
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