Seamless Transitions: Data Archiving Best Practices for Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions

Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm ET / 1:00 pm CT
Location: Virtual

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Course Summary

Join us as industry experts explore how strategic data archiving can support healthcare organizations during mergers and acquisitions. Learn how archiving streamlines health information (HI) processes, ensures compliance, and fortifies cybersecurity by reducing attack surfaces and efficiently decommissions legacy systems. Discover actionable approaches to managing patient data, unlocking cost savings, and enabling rapid retrieval for release of information (ROI) – while maintaining a secure and compliant environment. Whether you’re in HI, information technology (IT), or executive leadership, this session will provide practical guidance to help your hospital navigate change and safeguard critical information for the future.

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Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm ET / 1:00 pm CT
Location: Virtual

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the strategic role of data archiving in supporting hospital mergers and acquisitions, including its impact on HI, IT operations, and executive decision-making.
  2. Identify best practices for archiving patient data to streamline health information processes, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, and enable rapid retrieval for ROI.
  3. Explore how data archiving enhances cybersecurity by reducing attack surfaces, decommissioning legacy systems, and locking down sensitive health data.
  4. Recognize the financial benefits of effective data archiving – including unlocking cost savings, facilitating accounts receivable (AR) burndown, and enabling efficient system shutdowns.
  5. Apply actionable strategies to maintain a secure and compliant environment while managing change during hospital mergers and acquisitions.


This program is approved for (1) continuing education unit(s) for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.

To receive this CEU:

  1. Register and attend the live webinar
  2. Within 24 hours, you will receive an email with a post-event survey
  3. Complete the survey correctly and receive an email with your certificate of completion within one week

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Presenter(s)


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Rachael Hill, MBA, RN, CHCIO, CDH-E, CPHIMS

Chief Nursing Information Officer and Director of Clinical Systems Operations, North Mississippi Medical Center

Rachael Hill, MBA, RN, CHCIO, CDH-E, CPHIMS, Chief Nursing Information Officer and Director of Clinical Systems Operations at North Mississippi Medical Center, has 25+ years of information technology (IT) and clinical experience – driving change for acute hospitals, hospital outpatient, and ambulatory clinic settings. She has successfully implemented major electronic health record (EHR)systems and other IT health systems in all areas of healthcare, acute, ambulatory, revenue cycle, and administrative. Rachael manages capital and operational budgets of 12+ million per year and provides leadership for 165 information technology professionals.


Mick Blackwell

Director of Product Marketing and Partnerships, Verisma

Mick Blackwell, Director of Product Marketing and Partnerships at Verisma, brings over a decade of experience in healthcare IT, product marketing, and strategic partnerships to the organization. He specializes in go-to-market strategy, product positioning, sales enablement, and cross-functional growth initiatives driving measurable results. Mick’s career includes leadership roles at Olah Healthcare Technology, where he led marketing and partnership efforts through its acquisition, and Epic Systems, where he managed complex healthcare software implementations and client success initiatives. His background in healthcare technology, marketing, and client engagement makes him a key contributor to Verisma’s continued market leadership and innovation.

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