If you’re looking to retire there are many things that you need to take into consideration. Beyond informing your patients, staff, vendors, and associations that you are retiring and closing up shop, there is also the aspect of patient records. Over the length of your illustrious career, you’ve compiled quite the collection of medical records and patient information. When you retire, this sensitive data needs to be carefully managed. Add HIPAA guidelines into the mix and your head can really start spinning. That is why you should consider bringing My Retired Doctor in to help with the process.
My Retired Doctor offers the following services to physicians who are retiring and closing their practice:
Record Storage
Throughout your career, you have collected enough documents to fill many filing cabinets, several times over. The documents housed in your office are extremely sensitive, containing personal and medical information for hundreds of patients. It is essential that these documents are managed properly, and My Retired Doctor has a secure facility where these files can be stored per HIPAA requirements.
Record Scanning
It’s no secret that we have entered the digital age. Most legitimate businesses have websites, even small children have cell phones and technological advances are sweeping through every industry. While you are often propositioned by those selling updated medical machines that are more advanced and accurate, consider what digitizing your patients’ medical records could do. Not only would it bring your practice into the 21st century, but it would also make managing records easier after you’ve closed your practice. At My Retired Doctor, we use high-resolution scanners and check every document scanned for readability.
Record Shredding
If you’ve decided to go digital and scan all of your records and convert a state of the art digital database, My Retired Doctor can also help you shred your old paper records. This is done in a completely secure manner and according to all HIPAA regulations. We know the importance of discretion and privacy and ensure that your patients’ records will be properly destroyed.
Release of Information Provider
When you retire the last thing you want to worry about is future medical record requests from past patients. At My Retired Doctor, we can serve as your release of information provider. Not only will this allow you to rest easy in retirement, but it also ensures that your past patients will have the information they need to make sound medical decisions going forward.
Are you ready to take the next step?
If you’re serious about retirement, it’s never too early to get a head start on your document management going forward. My Retired Doctor can help you plan for the future and get an idea of how the process will evolve. If you are serious about retiring and closing up your practice, My Retired Doctor can help! Visit our website or call 877-328-2343 to learn more about the services that we have to offer. We look forward to working with you and helping you enter the peaceful world of retirement!