Inflammation is a process by which the body's white blood cells and substances they produce protect us from infection with foreign organisms, such as bacteria and viruses.nflammation is a process by which the body's white blood cells and substances they produce protect us from infection with foreign organisms, such as bacteria and viruses.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) addresses some of these concerns. This guide discusses the move away from paper records, and covers the HIPAA Security Rule and Data Breach Notification Rule. For in-depth information about the HIPAA Privacy Rule , see PRC Fact Sheets 8a-8d. For information on the HIPAA Enforcement Rule, see Fact Sheet 8a: Health Privacy: HIPAA Basics, Section 7. 2. Electronic Health Records. When a medical record is stored in digital format, it is called an Electronic Health Record (EHR).
State laws may require a health care provider keep a patient's medical records for a certain period of time. Under PA law, a doctor must keep a patient's medical record for at least 7 years after the last treatment date. The exception is for the medical records of a minor, those records must be kept until 1 year after the minor reaches the age of majority or for 7 years, whichever is longer. Similarly, hospitals must keep medical records for at least 7 years after a patient is discharged from the hospital. Hospital records of minors must be kept until age of majority plus 7 years. In practice, many health care providers keep their medical records longer. And for as long as those records are kept, a patient has a right to see them.