In Delaware, healthcare providers are required to keep medical records for a minimum of seven years from the date of the last treatment or the patient's last encounter. For minors, records must be retained until the patient turns 18, plus an additional seven years. However, specific practices may have their own policies that extend beyond these minimum requirements. Always check with the individual provider for their specific retention policy.
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
7 years
10 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.
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.