Driving toward guiding principles: A goal for privacy, confidentiality, and security of health information

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 122-133

  Buckovich, Suzy A ^a   Rippen, Helga E ^a   Rozen, Michael J ^b  

^a NOBLIS   (United States)

^b Wellmed Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 0033061878     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1999.0060122     Document Type: Review

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