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Generally hospitals keep medical records for up to seven years. The hospital must maintain inpatient and outpatient records for this time period.
HIPAA has nothing to do with how long you have to keep medical records.
Employee medical records must be kept by employers for how long?
Long Island College Hospital Medical School was created in 1860.
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 should be kept for as long as required based on the type of record, and federal/state laws.
How long should a medical record be retained
Many people would keep a deceased person's records for at least 10 years. Many people keep these records for longer than that.
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.
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for 5 years