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-== What qualifies a chart as missing/lost==
+== Additional info ==
-A chart should be considered lost or missing and "written off" if...
+*A chart should be considered lost or missing, and "written off", when medical records still cannot find it 6 months (180 days) after the patient has been discharged from the hospital or died in hospital.
-=== Attempts to locate have failed ===
+*At that point the laptop record will be given the status of '''Discontinued'''.
-{{Discuss |
+*The mechanism for recognizing this situation, and changing the record status will be ad hoc, and work through Pagasa.
-* What (if anything) should be done to find the chart before writing it off? Obviously following the appropriate [[:Category:Medical Records Requests]] instructions, but is there any special process to nudge a suspected lost chart?
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-=== Deferral period has passed ===
-{{Discuss |
-* How long should we wait? Is 3 months after discharge or end of ''next quarter after'' discharge reasonable?
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 == Instructions for finishing off the profile ==