How to Dispose Patient Records the Right Way
A Guideline for Medical Record Destruction While the role of a health care provider is to take care of your well-being, they are also responsible for overseeing the proper destruction of patient records. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), you are required to safeguard medical records in order to protect the privacy of your patients. While the law differs for each state, records must be kept on file for at least 7 years in Pennsylvania. After the