Medical Airmen ensure records don’t get ‘scratched’

Airman 1st Class Laura Gaitan, 31st Medical Support Squadron medical records technician, retrieves a Team Aviano member’s medical record for processing, June 20, 2016, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The 31st MDSS medical records team stores and processes both electronic and paper medical records for in- and out-processing members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Cary Smith/Released)

Medical Airmen ensure records don’t get ‘scratched’

Published June 22, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Cary Smith
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- The 31st Medical Support Squadron medical records team stores and processes Team Aviano electronic and paper medical records. The team updates more than 25 records daily and can provide paper copies to patients upon request.