Purging Old Medical Records

Retention and Destruction of Health Information - AHIMA

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Purging is the act of separating active from inactive records in a filing system or database according to the retention schedule. Without a clear-cut purging method, the task can be daunting. If the organization uses the discharge date as the cutoff date for inactive …

Shelf Life: Can You Delete or Destroy Old Records

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Understanding the HIPAA Medical Records Destruction Rules

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Although there are no specific HIPAA medical records destruction rules, the Privacy Rule requires Covered Entities to determine what steps are reasonable to …

Document Retention 101: When to Purge Files

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For some businesses that are not interested in file purging and would instead prefer to retain all documents …

Medical Record Destruction It is HIPAA …

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Wed, Jun 26, 2019. By: Jim Beran. If your company collects and stores medical records, then you know that it’s your legal responsibility to secure those records to protect your patients’ privacy. Likewise, …

Disposal of Protected Health Information | HHS.gov

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Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require covered entities to keep patients’ medical records for any period of time? Connect With OCR Sign Up for OCR Updates To sign up for updates …

EMR Data Purging, Auto and Manual EMR Purge | HDA

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Designed to accept a multitude of if-then scenarios based on record retention policy, HealthData Archiver® is flexible in how it creates, manages and allows for …

How to Purge Files and Medical Records - EzineArticles

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One way to cut back on a lot of your work is to purge the files you no longer need, which will free up space for new files and other information. It is also good to purge your files in …

How Long Should You Keep Medical Records & Bills?

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Most doctors keep patient records for about seven years. That is due to national standards, but laws often change by state. If you are covered by Medicare, your …

Moving Mountains — The Proper Purge of Medical Records

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The AHIMA recommends that medical record destruction documentation include the date and method of destruction, a description of the disposed records, inclusive dates …