Systems and Methods for Maintaining Records

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed which relate to collecting, cataloguing, reproducing, and destroying records. Medical, legal, and other records from hospitals, medical offices, law offices, etc. are sent to a storage facility. Entry fields, such as name, record number, date of service, and date of birth, from each record are entered into a database. The database catalogues each record as well as the box the record is in and where the box is located. The system allows professionals to search the database over a secure connection. Multiple search fields allow a professional to search the database using any of a plurality of criterion. Search logic enables a cross-field search for a specific query. When professionals request a record, the record is pulled at the storage facility and physically or electronically sent to the professional. The system also keeps track of records eligible for destruction as well as those destroyed. Files eligible for destruction are destroyed after the requisite permission is given.

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