Difference between revisions of "Access control"
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'''Access control''' is the ability to permit or deny the use of a particular resource by a particular entity. When applied to electronic medical records, access control defines the amount of electronic data the user is limited to within the system. It serves as a safety measure to keep various protected health information from individuals with different levels of access. | '''Access control''' is the ability to permit or deny the use of a particular resource by a particular entity. When applied to electronic medical records, access control defines the amount of electronic data the user is limited to within the system. It serves as a safety measure to keep various protected health information from individuals with different levels of access. | ||
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Revision as of 03:10, 12 November 2011
Access control is the ability to permit or deny the use of a particular resource by a particular entity. When applied to electronic medical records, access control defines the amount of electronic data the user is limited to within the system. It serves as a safety measure to keep various protected health information from individuals with different levels of access.
Controlling access to electronic data is often interchanged with providing authorizationand has three types
