Page | 1Module 4-2: Information Governance PlanSouthern New Hampshire University HIM 350 Communication and Technologies 09:07:46 GMT -05:00The American Health Information Management Association or (AHIMA) defines any information governance (IG) as it shall follows: “An organization wide framework that manages information throughout its life cycle and for supporting the organization’s strategy, operations, Page | 2regulatory, legal risk and environmental requirements.†(Stambaugh., 2019). The IG policy is setin place by the organization on how they can capture. process, use, store, and dispose of any confidential patient information. There are five important steps for an IG plan. The first is