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== Deferral period == | == Deferral period == | ||
*A chart should be considered lost or missing, and "written off", when medical records still cannot find it 6 months (same day number, 6 months later) after the patient has been discharged from the hospital or died in hospital. | *A chart should be considered lost or missing, and "written off", when medical records still cannot find it 6 months (same day number, 6 months later) after the patient has been discharged from the hospital or died in hospital. | ||
*Once that occurs, the record status will be updated to "Discontinued". | |||
*Operationally, this will be done via ad hoc communication with the office (Pagasa). | |||
== Instructions for finishing off the profile == | == Instructions for finishing off the profile == | ||