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HudsonKB16

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on: Jul 12, 2018
Many facilities use an off-site location to store patient records. List the considerations that must occur when negotiating a contract for storage.

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Health care facilities must establish record retention schedules. Summarize the purpose of a record retention schedule.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The following need to be considered when negotiating a contract: cost, storage, transportation of records, security, and access to records.

Answer to Question 2

The purpose of a record retention schedule is to outline the information that will be maintained by a facility, the time period for retention, and the manner in which information will be stored.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 12, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 12, 2018
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