Daily Processes, Reports, Logs and Archival Data for Anatomical and Clinical Pathology

Series #: HOS-PATH-004

Series Description:

These records consist of reports generated daily by individual laboratories and reference laboratories, listing critical information to be reviewed by senior departmental staff or results that are placed in patient charts.  These reports are to be retained for accreditation, audit and administration purposes.  They may include, but are not limited to Daily Processes Reports, Competency and Proficiency Reports, Discontinued Procedure Reports, Quality Control Reports, Archival Data Disks from Automated Analyzers, and Reference Reports.   In addition, these records consist of electronic and manually produced log sheets documenting the receipt of specimens for testing.  This retention does not apply to Transfusion Services.  

Series Cutoff: Date of Report

Retention Period: 2 Years

Disposition Action: Securely Destroy or Delete

Approval Date: 2023-11-13

Notes and Citations:

See Series HOS-PATH-023 for Transfusion Services for Immunohematology. 

Reviewed 2023-11-13