PATIENT CHARTS It is the usual practice, in most hospitals, for Charts to be held in the Medical Records Department for three years after the last patient contact. At the end of this period the Charts are weeded from the active files and archived for the recommended retention period. It is the archiving of these essential records that usually causes the most serious problems for Medical Records Officers and Hospital Administrators. Included among these problems are :- Lack of suitable secondary storage space. Space that is available is remote from Medical Records Department and may be in basements, boiler rooms, out buildings, etc. These secondary storage areas have no fire or flood protection and are frequently open to access by unauthorised persons. The amount of staff time necessary to maintain the archive and retrieve Charts when required. Medrex has been leading the way in solving these problems for nearly 20 years and hospitals using our services have eliminated all of these problems. HOW? By using the most economic and versatile medium for archiving your essential records – MICROFILM. Benefit from microfilm by : Eliminating secondary storage space. All archived records available at your finger tips. Over 120,000 Patient Charts stored in less than 0.5m² of floor space. View, print, e-mail etc microfilmed Charts on your PC Be ready NOW for the Electronic Patient Record. Security assured – Records never lost or misfiled. Achieve your Records Management objectives. Meet FOI requirements. Reduce risk.