Look up: confidentiality

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   Confidentiality
   The protection of individually identifiable information as required by state or federal law or by policy of the healthcare provider.
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   confidentiality
   [n] - the state of being secret 2. [n] - discretion in keeping secret information
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   Confidentiality
   Particularly in close trading relationships, giving access to confidential information and trade secrets to trading partners can be dangerous. If you are obliged to disclose sensitive material, you need protection to keep information secret and secure, prevent disclosure to third parties or stop commercial information being used to compete with you. A separate confidentiality agreement or a confidentiality undertaking term in another agreement should address these issues both during and after the relationship.
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   confidentiality
   the property that information is not made available or disclosed to unauthorised individuals,entities or processes;the prevention of the unauthorised disclosure of information Category: General • a concept that applies to data that must be held in confidence and that describes the status and degrees of protection that must be provided for such data about individuals as well as organiza...
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   confidentiality
   Entrusted communication of information which is considered private and implies an ethical or legal principle. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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   confidentiality
   noun discretion in keeping secret information
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   confidentiality
   noun the state of being secret; `you must respect the confidentiality of your client`s communications`
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   Confidentiality
   `Confidentiality` has been defined by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as `ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to have access` and is one of the cornerstones of Information security. Confidentiality is one of the design goals for many cryptosystems, made possible in practice by the techniques of modern cryptography. Confidentiality also refers to an ethical principle associated with several pr...
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   confidentiality
   The statutorily protected right afforded to (and duty required of) specifically designated health professionals not to disclose information discerned during consultation with a patient. [L. con-fido, to trust, be assured]
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    confidentiality
    
    1. the state of being secret
    2. discretion in keeping secret information
    
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    Confidentiality
    In genetics, the expectation that genetic material and the information gained from testing that material will not be available without the donor's consent.
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