10 years from the last patient contact
3 years
3 (three) years
Summons for my sons medical bill, how long?
I honestly believe it depends on the practice or office. I worked for an OB/GYN with a lot of idiotic women and I was yelled at once for writing in blue in. It was a confirmation number in "Misc". They told me that it is " illegal". I have worked in medical offices in the past and wrote in any ink I wanted to as long as it was legible and when scanned, it created a clear written copy. I have no idea why people think that it is illegal. I mean it is ink. Plus, by the year 2015 every medical office must have an EMR system so goodbye to paper records!
5 years (2 years on site) DUGH!!! Everybody knows that!
HIPAA has nothing to do with how long you have to keep 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.
How long should a medical record be retained
10 years
10 YEARS
7 years
for 5 years
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.
approx 6years
Unti you die?
7 Years after last visit
Generally hospitals keep medical records for up to seven years. The hospital must maintain inpatient and outpatient records for this time period.