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    confidentiality
    /ˌkɒnfɪˌdɛnʃɪˈalɪti/

    noun

    • 1. the state of keeping or being kept secret or private: "the lead bank's duty of confidentiality to the borrower"

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  3. Confidentiality is the state of being confidential or the fact of keeping private information secret. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of confidentiality with Cambridge Dictionary.

    • Definition of Confidentiality
    • What Is Confidentiality
    • Attorney-Client Confidentiality
    • Patient Confidentiality
    • Mandatory Reporting and Patient Confidentiality
    • Confidentiality Agreement
    • Breach of Confidentiality
    • Hospital’S Breach of Confidentiality of Doctor with Aids
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    Noun 1. Something told in confidence, or in secret 2. The state of knowledge being held in confidence 3. The state of trusting another individual with private affairs or secrets Origin 1645-1655 Latin confīdenti

    Confidentiality is the keeping of another person or entity’s information private. Certain professionals are required by law to keep information shared by a client or patient private, without disclosing the information, even to law enforcement, except under certain specific circumstances. The principle of confidentiality is most commonly expected in...

    When an individual consults with an attorney, the law requires the information to be held “in confidence,” meaning that the attorney, and his staff, may not discuss the information with anyone else, except with the express consent of the client. This mandated confidentiality, referred to as the “attorney-client privilege,” enables individuals to sp...

    Confidentiality is an integral part of caring for people in the mental health and medical fields. Doctors and all healthcare providing facilities and staff are required by law to maintain the confidentiality of patients. While confidentiality in the medical field dates back to the Hippocratic Oath, laws governing this principle have become more str...

    In certain specific situations in the medical and mental health fields, medical professionals are required to report to an agency. These situations are those in which a patient poses a risk to himself or to others. For instance, certain communicable diseases must be reported to the local health department, or even to the national Centers for Diseas...

    A confidentiality agreement, sometimes referred to as a “non-disclosure agreement,” or “NDA,” is a legal contract that outlines the information that one party wishes to share with another, but for which he wishes to restrict disclosure to other parties. In simple terms, a confidentiality agreement is made when a person wishes to confide in another ...

    Breach of confidentiality is a common law tort, which means it can be brought as a civil lawsuit against the individual who breached the agreement. Penalties that may be handed down include monetary damages, which could be quite substantial, depending on the damage done by the breach, as well as an injunction ordering the individual to stop disclos...

    In June 1987, William Behringer was diagnosed with pneumocystis pneumonia, and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) at the Medical Center at Princeton. Behringer, who was a surgeon at the Medical Center, immediately began receiving phone calls from fellow staff members who expressed their care and concern, as well as a knowledge of the fact th...

    Attorney-Client Privilege– The legal requirement that an attorney may not reveal any communications with a client, enabling the client to speak freely and honestly with his or her attorney.
    Civil Lawsuit– A lawsuit brought about in court when one person claims to have suffered a loss due to the actions of another person.
    Contract –An agreement between two or more parties in which a promise is made to do or provide something in return for a valuable benefit.
    Injunction –A court order preventing an individual or entity from beginning or continuing an action.

    Confidentiality is the keeping of another person or entity’s information private. Learn about the legal aspects of confidentiality in attorney-client, patient, and other situations, and the exceptions and requirements for disclosure.

  4. Learn the meaning of confidential as an adjective, noun, and adverb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how confidential relates to secrecy, intimacy, and trust in different contexts.

  5. Confidentiality is the state of being confidential or the fact of keeping private information secret. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of confidentiality with examples from various sources.

  6. Confidentiality is what you observe when you keep things secret. If you happen to be a mafia boss with lots of dark secrets, you'll want to be sure you can count on complete confidentiality from your wife and family. Confidentiality is important not just to people involved in illegal activities.

  7. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the noun confidentiality, which refers to a situation in which you expect somebody to keep information secret. See examples, synonyms and related words in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  8. Confidential means secret or private, often in a formal, business, or military situation. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in different contexts with Cambridge Dictionary.