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## How can information be corrected?

Data you have entered into a patient record can be deleted or edited by any member of the professional's organisation with access to the patient record. Please see the [relevant page](https://wiki.hub.patientsknowbest.com/wiki/spaces/MAN/pages/3612377152) to find how to edit data points.

## How can I correct data sent via HL7?

Data entered via HL7 messages, such as laboratory results / imaging reports can be edited by subsequent 'update messages'. For example, a lab result that is re-sent via HL7 with the same laboratory order identifier is treated as a correction: the old value is hidden and the new value (linked to the old in our database) is shown with a "[C]" to indicate the correction. Please note that data sent via HL7 must be corrected via HL7.

## How can I correct data sent via a device?

The update must come from the device into PKB, you cannot directly change information in PKB.