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An addendum to include information about what was done to the patient or any test results should only be added within a reasonable time frame, which is capped at a maximum of 60 days after the encounter. Some organizations enforce shorter limits of 30 days, 14 days, 7 days, etc. Any changes to a medical record beyond this time frame is difficult to justify and is unreasonable to assume the provider could recall specific details about the encounter beyond this time limit.