Category
Hospitals and Clinics
Policy Number
HOS-PATH-003
Last Updated
These records consist of results on printouts, reports, quality control or PDF files for specimens tested each day, manual result logs, handwritten reports or downtime patient testing forms. These records are checked for accuracy against the results in the computer system and each record. These records are retained for accreditation, audit and administrative purposes.
Series Cutoff: Date of Service
Disposition Action: Securely Destroy or Delete
Notes and Citations:
Anatomic Pathology test reports are retained in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) as specified in the University System Retention policy.