Re: Medical Records loss

From: Margie (nomoremargiesjunk_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:09:47 GMT

Sassie,
I understand the desire to keep them for your own convenience. I used
to do the same thing. Just be aware that you may be opening yourself
up to more liability, HIPAA-wise.

Margie

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:57:00 -0400, Sassie <sassiegurl13@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>RaeMorrill wrote:
> >
>> Perhaps it is irresponsible, but it isn't any MT's fault. I never want to be
>> responsible for backups. Send them the files and then it is their problem. I
>> don't have any problem holding files for a while, but I sure don't want to
>> contract to do it. Then what happens if I have a fire, etc? Fire proof safes
>> don't necessarily hold up under any fire?
>>
>> Rae Morrill in Maine
>
>Well I keep them for my own records. I pull up old reports for my
>patients while
>I'm typing their current report because some of those people are on 25+
>meds.
>Instead of retyping all of that, I copy and paste and make changes that
>need to be
>made. His physicals are SOOOOOOO long and he goes into great details
>about social
>and family history and then there is the past surgical history that
>doesn't change, other
>than to add stuff to it. So I just copy and paste the whole physical
>and make changes
>where necessary. It saves me ALOT of time. But I let him know that if
>he needs me
>to reprint an old report, it is $5 a page. He makes sure he keeps up
>with his CD's. LOL
>
>Sassie

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