"We can't afford to have notions of confidentiality which are not legally recognized and which are not constitutionally defensible stand in the way of getting at the truth," he said.
Government cannot be conducted in a goldfish bowl, but notions of confidentiality or privacy are branded as cover-up and conspiracy.
Whether or not feedback to referral sources is provided depends, for example, on program philosophy, privacy policies, and/or professional notions of client confidentiality.
Despite extensive ethical and technical analysis, concerns remain as the effort to make health information accessible to and usable by a wide range of health professionals, researchers and planners often conflicts with notions of patient confidentiality and autonomy [ 6– 8].
They are obsessed by their restrictive notions of doctor-patient confidentiality.
Neither notion went down well with the top ranks of the mandarinate.Putting officials in the spotlight would blow apart the tradition of confidentiality between ministers and their civil servants.
"That's a breach of confidentiality".
"There is an expected degree of confidentiality".
There is a strict code of confidentiality.
A Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health provided additional assurances of confidentiality.
