Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Also a good idea to keep pediatric records seperate. I dont stay current with this field anymore; but, recall discussions with Medical Records dept that those need to kept for so many years AFTER they become 21. It might be a good idea to consult with a local Medical Records professional at a local hospital to be sure of current requirements. Steve Passmore Healthy Recruiting Tools spass@... keeping patient files > > > What are the requirements for outpatient files, in terms of keeping them > before shredding? I have been told by various sources that 7 years after > the last date of service is the standard. > > > > Sac Spine & PT > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Also a good idea to keep pediatric records seperate. I dont stay current with this field anymore; but, recall discussions with Medical Records dept that those need to kept for so many years AFTER they become 21. It might be a good idea to consult with a local Medical Records professional at a local hospital to be sure of current requirements. Steve Passmore Healthy Recruiting Tools spass@... keeping patient files > > > What are the requirements for outpatient files, in terms of keeping them > before shredding? I have been told by various sources that 7 years after > the last date of service is the standard. > > > > Sac Spine & PT > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Also a good idea to keep pediatric records seperate. I dont stay current with this field anymore; but, recall discussions with Medical Records dept that those need to kept for so many years AFTER they become 21. It might be a good idea to consult with a local Medical Records professional at a local hospital to be sure of current requirements. Steve Passmore Healthy Recruiting Tools spass@... keeping patient files > > > What are the requirements for outpatient files, in terms of keeping them > before shredding? I have been told by various sources that 7 years after > the last date of service is the standard. > > > > Sac Spine & PT > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 , HIPAA requirements are six (6) years. Medicare conditions of participation state 5 years. California law is seven (7) years, and at least one (1) year past the 18th birthday for minors, but never less than seven (7) years. State laws may cause this to vary. Chuck R. Felder, MBA, PT, SCS, ATC HCS Consulting, Inc. PO Box 9815 Newport Beach, CA 92658 Phone: Mobile: Fax: mailto:CFelder@... www.HCSconsulting.com This message contains confidential information intended only for the individual named and is protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient you should delete this message, not use or disclose it in any form and contact the sender. keeping patient files What are the requirements for outpatient files, in terms of keeping them before shredding? I have been told by various sources that 7 years after the last date of service is the standard. Sac Spine & PT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 , HIPAA requirements are six (6) years. Medicare conditions of participation state 5 years. California law is seven (7) years, and at least one (1) year past the 18th birthday for minors, but never less than seven (7) years. State laws may cause this to vary. Chuck R. Felder, MBA, PT, SCS, ATC HCS Consulting, Inc. PO Box 9815 Newport Beach, CA 92658 Phone: Mobile: Fax: mailto:CFelder@... www.HCSconsulting.com This message contains confidential information intended only for the individual named and is protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient you should delete this message, not use or disclose it in any form and contact the sender. keeping patient files What are the requirements for outpatient files, in terms of keeping them before shredding? I have been told by various sources that 7 years after the last date of service is the standard. Sac Spine & PT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 , HIPAA requirements are six (6) years. Medicare conditions of participation state 5 years. California law is seven (7) years, and at least one (1) year past the 18th birthday for minors, but never less than seven (7) years. State laws may cause this to vary. Chuck R. Felder, MBA, PT, SCS, ATC HCS Consulting, Inc. PO Box 9815 Newport Beach, CA 92658 Phone: Mobile: Fax: mailto:CFelder@... www.HCSconsulting.com This message contains confidential information intended only for the individual named and is protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient you should delete this message, not use or disclose it in any form and contact the sender. keeping patient files What are the requirements for outpatient files, in terms of keeping them before shredding? I have been told by various sources that 7 years after the last date of service is the standard. Sac Spine & PT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 My New Year's Resolution is to be nice to everyone on this message board. Since it is the eve of the New Year, at least in my time zone... Why is their such an effort to throw away old charts? I would think it easier to store them somewhere than to sift through them and to shred them... and then hope that there is no reason to need to old chart. I graduated in 96. Started here in 98. I will not send my staff to look through to find charts from 98 and then send them off to the shredder. Maybe I am a pack rat. When we run out of space, we will stack them up and send them to a storage facility somewhere. You just dont know. Maybe a freakish, frivolous lawsuit, where the person claims that the hamstring stretch in '87 caused a stroke in '03. Maybe you might want to pull some old stats - or show a student how you used to document wayyy way way back when. (This applies only to OLD PTs). Happy New Year Simonetti, DPT land > > Also a good idea to keep pediatric records seperate. > > I dont stay current with this field anymore; but, recall discussions with > Medical Records dept that those need to kept for so many years AFTER they > become 21. > > It might be a good idea to consult with a local Medical Records professional > at a local hospital to be sure of current requirements. > > Steve Passmore > Healthy Recruiting Tools > spass@h... > > keeping patient files > > > > > > > > What are the requirements for outpatient files, in terms of keeping them > > before shredding? I have been told by various sources that 7 years after > > the last date of service is the standard. > > > > > > > > Sac Spine & PT > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 ABN=Advanced Beneficiary Notice--must be given to all patients and signed by the patient if you are issuing a piece of equipment or service that is not paid for by their insurance company. Simply stated, it says that the patient understands that this is not a covered item by their respective insurance company and they agree to pay for this item. Ric Baird, MS, PT, ATC Interactive Physical Therapy & Fitness 4745 NW Hunters Ridge Circle Suite D Topeka, KS 66618 (W) (F) Ric@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 ABN=Advanced Beneficiary Notice--must be given to all patients and signed by the patient if you are issuing a piece of equipment or service that is not paid for by their insurance company. Simply stated, it says that the patient understands that this is not a covered item by their respective insurance company and they agree to pay for this item. Ric Baird, MS, PT, ATC Interactive Physical Therapy & Fitness 4745 NW Hunters Ridge Circle Suite D Topeka, KS 66618 (W) (F) Ric@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 ABN=Advanced Beneficiary Notice--must be given to all patients and signed by the patient if you are issuing a piece of equipment or service that is not paid for by their insurance company. Simply stated, it says that the patient understands that this is not a covered item by their respective insurance company and they agree to pay for this item. Ric Baird, MS, PT, ATC Interactive Physical Therapy & Fitness 4745 NW Hunters Ridge Circle Suite D Topeka, KS 66618 (W) (F) Ric@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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