What useful information does a 50 year old record give?
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deegeese@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
The article asks, rhetorically, “why would you ever delete patient data?”
It never really gives an answer.
The example they give of a 51 year old digital breadcrumb demonstrates how medical record retention can be useful.
ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Blood type, allergies, other history pertinent to current condition.
RickRussell_CA@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Was it useful? That information had nothing at all to do with the author’s case of COVID.