Experts please advise: Re: Retaining client info on a personal computer after resigning.

[StillnessSpeaks]

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I am a PT who just resigned from a private practice. I used a personal computer that was specifically meant only for documentation, and receipt of pt related information that the clinic would send via their portal. Having uploaded all the required information to the clinic's portal, I am now thinking of deleting patient related information from the laptop. However, I am not sure of if and how long I should hold on to this information from a HIPPA standpoint. Any expert advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help!

 

[deleted480308]

do you own the information or does that clinic?

are you asking only for hippa documentation reasons or are you thinking about poaching old patients?

 

[StillnessSpeaks]

do you own the information or does that clinic?

are you asking only for hippa documentation reasons or are you thinking about poaching old patients?

The patients belong to the clinic. I do not have anything to do with their care anymore. I just don't know if I should delete everything from my records now that I am done with working with the clinic and have submitted everything, or if I am expected to hold on to docs for a certain advised length of time...which then generated the question about what HIPPA's rules/regs would be in regards to this.

 

[Azimuthal]

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