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patient privacy  

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  • Most commonly, patient privacy is defined from a legal perspective. Based on the legal protection and security of health information as defined in the United States by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), people generally associate patient privacy with HIPAA regulation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Communication; Patient Privacy]

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