To facilitate your decision making process related to the final project to develop a plan to centralize HIM services, conduct research on HIM department mergers and best practices for successful HIM department integration using the Internet and other available resources and provide a written report of his/her findings.

The research should at minimum address the various merger considerations/concerns discussed in the project objectives. However, all merger related findings that could pertain to this project scenario should be discussed in your written report.

APA formatted paper: cover page, double spaced content, reference page. Length = 3-5 pages.

A minimum of three scholarly references is required. NOTE: any wikipedia is not regarded as a relevant source of information.