Ethics and Legal Issues: Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security

This module begins with definitions and distinctions between privacy, confidentiality, and security. It addresses the concerns about these concepts with regards to health-related information. The HIBB module then discusses tools and approaches for protecting health information.
 
Organization: Global Health Informatics Partnership
 
Author: William Hersh
 

Learning Objectives

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01: Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security - Learning Objectives and Detailed Specifications	William Hersh	privacysecurityspecifications.pdf

1. Understand the concepts of privacy, confidentiality, and security
2. Apply tools and methods to protect patient privacy and confidentiality
3. Understand the approaches used to secure patient‐generated health information

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