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Location: http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/Pa-St/Patient-Confidentiality.html
Description: Definition
Confidentiality is the right of an individual to have personal, identifiable medical information kept private. Such information should be available only to the physician of record and other health care and insurance personnel as necessary. As of 2003, patient confidentiality was protected by federal statute.
Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
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Institution: Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
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Language: English
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Added: Fri Nov 10 2006