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According to what law? There should be no reason a doctor with a new practice should need to keep paper copies of their charts. Remote backup copies yes, thou
by Radix 16y ago
According to what law? There should be no reason a doctor with a new practice should need to keep paper copies of their charts. Remote backup copies yes, though I don't know the rule here, but not necessarily paper copies.
- J3L2404 16y agoObama's requirement for EMR's is mostly an attempt to save money. Paper records are very expensive, but he can't change the law until the question of reliability is addressed sufficiently, so in the meantime vast warehouses of paper records continue to drain resources. IANAL but I'm sure you can find the law, if you wish to.