David Guest wrote:
Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
In this case it's much more than billing data - we're talking about
sensitive medical records that meed to be managed and interchanged in
ways strictly defined by guidelines and legislation set by governments
and various other authorities.
Actually, despite their reputed mercenary nature, most doctors don't
really care about their billing data. They set their fees as they see
fit and as long as most of the columns add up and they are happy with
the numbers, they are content. If they want to swap to a new billing
package they usually just run out the old one and start the new.
But they do have to keep it for 7 years plus, for the taxman, and in
medical negligence court cases it can be 21+7 years plus. Most would
have the backup disc and just hope someone could read it if ever required.
Ken
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