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Records access and management on closure of a medical practice
Author(s) -
Carter David J
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja15.00258
Subject(s) - closure (psychology) , agency (philosophy) , compliance (psychology) , enforcement , medical record , public relations , business , nursing , medicine , political science , law , psychology , sociology , social psychology , social science , radiology
Summary Despite uneven regulation, health practitioners registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency have immediate and continuing obligations to patients when contemplating practice closure. Recent enforcement actions by regulators highlight the importance of knowledge and compliance with requirements relating to record management.