Wisconsin dental regulations require a dentist to keep patients records for at least 10 years after the patient’s last visit to the office. And in some cases, it’s recommended to keep records even longer. (As in the case of a minor – until they turn 21.)
Most of the time paper-based patient records were simply sold to the buyer to maintain or stored in the dentist’s home or in a rented storage facility.
More recently, dentists who retired have not had a safe, secure and cost effective way to digitally store and access their patient records when needed. Now, with digital patient records in the practice management system being more common, dentists need to be able to access this information digitally when a patient or attorney requests copies of records.
The newly introduced DDS Safe R2 Records Retention System provides a way for dentists to inventory, encrypt and securely store their practice management and patient records data in the cloud. For a small fee, dentists can safely store their practice management data in the cloud and access a fully restored working version of their practice management software when they need it most.
For more information, contact The Dental Record at 800-243-4675.
