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Why is privacy and confidentiality important?
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1. Patient's expectations of privacy and confidentiality are important to providing quality care 2. Affects all aspects of care: hospitals, outpatient, diagnostic, or the business office 3. Laws have increased in strength in response to situations in which private information has ended up in the wrong hands