RECORD RETENTION

In order to protect patient records, all offices should have a formal record retention policy in place.

This policy should include:

The length of time the records will remain before destruction
A list of records that are maintained (whether onsite or offsite)
A designated person to maintain record retention and destruction policies
A set method of destruction which preserves patient confidentiality
Proper destruction and documentation of destruction

CMS requires providers to retain records for 10 years.

Please see the article below from MedPro Group for more information:

https://www.medpro.com/documents/10502/359074/Record+Retention+Guideline.pdf

Source:

https://www.medpro.com/documents/10502/359074/Record+Retention+Guideline.pdf

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Testimonial from David J. Elpern, MD

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