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list four reason medical records are kept
Employee medical records must be kept by employers for how long?
Medical records are kept for ever no matter what happens to the patients since is a legal document.
Medical records are kept for ever no matter what happens to the patients since is a legal document.
Medical records should be kept for as long as required based on the type of record, and federal/state laws.
It's certainly easier to keep medical records on-site for active patients. There are no regulations, however, about where medical records must be kept as long as they are secure.
medical records are kept until 8 years after death
Rhode Island is probably what you are looking for.
federal
It depends on where you are. Heres a list of how long different records should be kept. I think this is in the UK
medicalrecordrights.georgetown.edu/stateguides/in/in.pdf Medical records must be kept at least 7 years from the date they were created. Some healthcare providers keep them longer.
it would be for 3 years