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I keep track of my medical records and everyone else should as well...
10 years from the last patient contact
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.
HIPAA has nothing to do with how long you have to keep medical records.
How long should a medical record be retained
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.
As long as the other medical records. In the United States they are required to keep records for 7 years. Not sure how they are stored or destroyed in the different countries but here in Sweden the records goes into a special archive after the patient has passed away.
Keep a copy of ALL of the serviceman's medical records.
Generally hospitals keep medical records for up to seven years. The hospital must maintain inpatient and outpatient records for this time period.
in Michigan for standard dr offices its 7 years... I believe hosp's keep em for 30 years
Many people would keep a deceased person's records for at least 10 years. Many people keep these records for longer than that.
all states are required to keep medical records for at least 7 years. Most medical records are kept longer in case they get sued.