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