11.   Dedicated modem lines for transferring patient records and encryption of confidential records transmitted over public networks such as the Internet should be made industry standards.

12.   Efforts to get it started generated error messages suggesting that some patient records may have been destroyed, he added.

13.   For example, Kansas City Internal Medicine said it is reviewing hundreds of patient records to determine if any cancer patients were affected by the allegations.

14.   For example, the devices can help link computers at hospitals together through a high-speed network so they can exchange patient records.

15.   For the scheme to work, the swindlers need patient insurance records.

16.   He also did not maintain patient records or take notes during phone interviews.

17.   He cited North Carolina law protecting patient confidentiality and patient medical records, and protections for psychiatric patients and their treatment.

18.   His appointment books and many patient records, which would have been immensely helpful in the investigation, were destroyed when he closed his practice.

19.   In health care, they say, hospitals will secure patient records, and keep track of who views those records, using voice and face recognition.

20.   In September, the physicians group gave prosecutors patient records to assist the investigation.