The issue focused on medical records that doctors must release for safekeeping in order to seek reimbursement from insurers. It also sought information about anyone else who may have asked doctors for medical records and whether medical doctors should maintain those records.

More than half of patients seeking medical care did not request medical records, researchers found. Most doctors felt confident enough in their ability to search medical records without causing privacy concerns to reveal doctors' criminal histories or allegations of violent acts to doctors. Only 8 percent said doctors should provide medical records