Since all DUMC employees are involved directly or indirectly in patient care, confidentiality is an important issue for everyone.
Breaches of confidentiality carry serious consequences.
To obtain a copy of a medical record, call or write the HIRS Medical Information Release Unit. Certain restrictions and fees may apply. Charts are kept in active files for eighteen months. Inactive charts are kept forever. There are currently over 3.5 million medical records at Duke.