Patient privacy and social media

AANA Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 270-274

  Hader, Amy L ^a   Brown, Evan D ^b  

^a American Association of Nurse Anesthetists   (United States)

^b LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Facebook; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); Internet; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONFIDENTIALITY; COURT; CRIME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; LAW; LAW SUIT; MALPRACTICE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PREGNANCY; PRIVACY; REVIEW; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIETY; ETHICS; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; NURSE ANESTHETIST; UNITED STATES;

BLOGGING; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; CONFIDENTIALITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957721462     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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