23_ CODE OF MEDICAL DEONTOLOGY - IV THE MEDICAL RECORD AND DOCUMENTATION Article 14.1 Medical acts must be recorded in the medical record to facilitate the best quality and continuity of care and promote patient safety. A doctor has the duty and the right to document this. Article 14.2 A doctor should only access and use the medical record for strictly professional and duly justified reasons, whether for healthcare, scientific, statistical, educational, expert, or research reasons, complying in each case with the established requirements and rigorously observing the principle of its relationships to the provision of care. A doctor will respect the confidentiality of patient data. Article 14.3 A doctor and, where appropriate, the institution for which they work are obliged to keep the medical record for the legally established time. 4
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