Medical Records of "INDOOR PATIENTS" are to be maintained for 3 years. No direct obligation incase of OPD Patients. -Adv. ROHiT ERANDE
Medical Records of "INDOOR PATIENTS" is to be maintained for 3 years. No obligation incase of OPD Patients record. Every Doctor / hospital will agree that maintaining of record of patients is a herculean task. The number of patients examined in OPD (Outdoor Patient Department) are much more than the IPD (Indoor Patient Department) One may like it or not, but there is no excuse. Most of the cases of Medical Negligence are either won or lost by doctors on the basis of documentation. Always remember " NO DOCUMENTATION IS NO PROOF, POOR DOCUMENTATION IS POOR PROOF" Law study is a continuous process and sometimes you come across with important judgment to be shared with everyone. Many a times a qu estion is asked was to whats the period of maintaining/ keeping the record ? The answer to this has been given by Hon. NCDRC in the year 2013. Lets see the case details in short : Case Details : Ori. pet. No.39/2003. Mahaesh Prs...