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Data Use Agreement
• An agreement between a health provider, agency or organization
and a designated receiver of information to allow for the use of
limited health information for the purpose of research, public health
or health care operations. The agreement assures that the information
will be used only for specific purposes.
Decryption
• The process used to “unscramble” information
so that a “scrambled” or jumbled message becomes understandable.
De-identified Health Information
• Name, address, and other personal information are removed
when sharing health information, so that it cannot be used to determine
who a person is.
Digital Certificate
• Like a driver’s license, it proves electronically
that the person is who he or she says they are.
Digital Signature
• Uniquely identifies one person electronically and is used
like a written signature. For example a doctor or nurse may use
a digital signature at the end of an email to a patient just as
she would sign a letter.
Disclosure
• The release, transfer, of information to someone else
Encryption
• The translation of information to a code to keep it secret.
Event
• Any observable occurrence in a network or system.
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