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. Data may still be used for the following purpose: * Future reference for possible illegitimate data.
* Data audit trail.

Health facilities shifting to electronic records shall ensure that their paper records are stored properly. All records to be stored for 10 years, and medico-legal cases shall be stored throughout the lifetime.
4.Providers of electronic medical records shall have a filing and storage protocol.