Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 28 MAS 697 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Disposing of Records Safely
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The idea
When records reach the end of their retention period, they are disposed of so the information cannot be recovered.
In practice
Paper is shredded or otherwise destroyed; electronic media are cleared, purged or destroyed, under the practice's disposal policy.
Where people slip
Never put records with health information in an ordinary trash or recycling bin.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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