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Acceptable Use Policy
• Set of rules and guidelines that specify appropriate use
of computer systems or networks.
Access Control
• Preventing the unauthorized use of health information resources.
Accountability
• Makes sure that the actions of a person or agency may be
traced to that individual or agency.
Anonymized
• Personal information which has been processed to make it
impossible to know whose information it is.
Antivirus software
• A software program that checks a computer or network to
find all major types of harmful software that can damage a computer
system.
Audit trail
• A record showing specific individuals who have accessed
a computer and what they have done while they were in that computer.
Authentication
• Verifying the identity of a user, process, or device, before
allowing access to resources in an information system.
Backup
• A copy of my files made to help regain any lost information
in my record if necessary.
Certification
• A complete examination of an information system to be sure
that the system can perform at the level required to support the
intended results and meet the national standards for health information
technology.
Confidentiality
• Obligation of a person or agency that receives information
about an individual, as part of providing a service to that individual,
to protect that information from unauthorized persons or unauthorized
uses. Confidentiality also includes respecting the privacy interest
of the individuals who are associated with that information.
Consent
• Consent is the permission granted by an authorized person
that allows the provider, agency or organization to release information
about a person. The authorized person may be the subject of the
information or they may be a designated representative such as a
parent or guardian. Law, policy and procedures, and business agreements
guide the use of consent.
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