patient confidentiality

collocation in English

meaningsofpatientandconfidentiality

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patient
adjective
uk
/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/us
/ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/
having ...
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confidentiality
noun[U]
uk
/ˌkɒn.fɪ.den.ʃiˈæl.ə.ti/us
/ˌkɑːn.fə.den.ʃiˈæl.ə.t̬i/
the state of ...
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(Definition ofpatientandconfidentialityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Computer-generated block randomization was used and patients were assigned unique identifiers to ensurepatientconfidentiality.
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The main ethical issue was that of ensuringpatientconfidentiality.
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In their responses, 79%, identified thatpatientconfidentialityand consent were the reasons given to them for withholding information.
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Then, with caution to protectpatientconfidentiality, the physicians might present an exposé of actual conditions to the press.
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So health service organisations must continually review their measures in place to protectpatientconfidentiality.
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The need for access to the same common patient record raises practical concerns, but there are also issues aboutpatientconfidentialityand the doctor-patient relationship.
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The use of postcode district to geocode the data safeguardedpatientconfidentiality.
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Should doctors be bound by the doctrine ofpatientconfidentialityor should they warn partners and report to public authorities?
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Fourth,patientconfidentialityis threatened every time a person other than the patient's personal physician receives potentially sensitive information.
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Patientconfidentialityand professional ethics prevent the staff from responding, even though they know that her dossier is riddled with inaccuracy.
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The anonymity of the donor and recipient is covered by the common law principle ofpatientconfidentialitywhich applies to all medical information.
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Some of those infections are notifiable; that is, doctors have a legal duty to report them, irrespective ofpatientconfidentiality.
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Everyone working in the national health service, in any capacity, has a contractual obligation to respect and protectpatientconfidentiality.
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Patientconfidentialityis already protected by a number of legislative measures.
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One ispatientconfidentialityand the other is early resolution; both are extremely important.
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In others, concerns about breaking professional codes of practice relating topatientconfidentialityhave prevented them from doing so.
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Another area where consultation and closer working relationships, which we all want, are being put at peril is that ofpatientconfidentiality.
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That will impose on all members of those forums a need forpatientconfidentiality.
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That is why we recommended thatpatientconfidentialityshould not necessarily apply in the case of cancer registration.
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There is a risk that to provide a more detailed breakdown of this figure might breachpatientconfidentiality.
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