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approx 6years
This is somewhat complicated, but you, as the wife, usually have a right for the hospice doctor to review the medical records with you.
7 Years after last visit
HIPAA has nothing to do with how long you have to keep medical records.
Medical billing and medical coding are important to the operations of a hospital, doctor's office or any medical facility. They are part of the records and financial department and help to keep records of all patients, of procedures and take care of billing and insurance records.
It is possible for the medical records to stay in the room with the patients. They used to take the patients clipboards and medical records on the outside of the door, but now they do not do so. It is has actually been discontinued a long time ago due to security reasons. People would take medical records of the patients in a room and dress up as a doctor and create fake badges and be impersonated as a doctor. So, no, they cannot keep the medical records in a room with a patient.
Keep a copy of ALL of the serviceman's medical records.
Many people would keep a deceased person's records for at least 10 years. Many people keep these records for longer than that.
Medical billing and medical coding are important to the operations of a hospital, doctor's office or any medical facility. They are part of the records and financial department and help to keep records of all patients, of procedures and take care of billing and insurance records.
all states are required to keep medical records for at least 7 years. Most medical records are kept longer in case they get sued.
I keep track of my medical records and everyone else should as well...
"Private health care is used for private doctor appointments and to help keep your medical records private and out of sight of others, because others can tamper with your health records."