Record retention practices among the nation's "most wired" hospitals.
This exploratory study examined health record retention practices among health information management professionals in acute care general hospitals in the United States. A descriptive research design was used, and data were collected using a self-reporting survey. Respondents answered questions about record retention policies, the responsibility of health information professionals in policy administration, record retention periods, factors that determine retention periods, and other information about health record retention practices.
Rinehart-Thompson
Laurie A
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clinical allied medicine in the School of Allied Medical Professions at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.
D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006769:Hospitals, General; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States