Recordkeeping Requirements for Private Health Facilities and Services: The statutory perspectives

Abstract

The study aims to investigate the implications of Malaysian legislation on recordkeeping requirements. These implications are derived from selected provisions where contexts are determined based on records lifecycle components. Using document analysis approach, the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998 is a case to examine the contexts and applications of recordkeeping requirements in medical and health services in Malaysia. Results showed that the Act has various recordkeeping implications either explicitly or implicitly indicated. As this area is least explored, more efforts must be made to establish recordkeeping requirements specially derived from statutes to improve records management policy and governance.