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Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security
Privacy: Refers to a person’s desire to control the access of
physical, behavioral or intellectual information about
themselves to others
Confidentiality: Refers to the provider’s agreement with the
patient about how the patient’s identifiable private
information will be handled, managed, and disseminated
Security: The measures taken to prevent private and confidential
information from being accessed or modified by unauthorized
parties, specifically in an electronic environment
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