**This is an old revision of the document!**
Filing / Storage
- All information collected at different levels of care shall be integrated into a common file.
- An electronic archiving system shall be developed for the storage of electronic data.
- Destruction of data (whether illegitimate or not) is not suggested because of the following purposes:
* Future reference for possible illegitimate data.
* Data audit trail.
- There must be specific guidelines for proper encoding, recording, and storage of data.