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 ##​Definitions ##​Definitions
   * //Access//- Refers to the instruction,​ communication with, storing data in, retrieving data from, or otherwise making use of any resources of a computer system or communication network.\\   * //Access//- Refers to the instruction,​ communication with, storing data in, retrieving data from, or otherwise making use of any resources of a computer system or communication network.\\
 +  * //​Addressable//​- Flexible specifications allowing the health care facility or health care provider to do one of the following actions:\\
 +a.) Implement the addressable implementation specification;​\\
 +b.) Implement one or more alternative security measures to accomplish the same purpose;\\
 +c.) Not implement either an addressable implementation specification or an alternative.\\
   *// Alteration//​- Refers to the modification or change, in form or substance, of an existing computer data or program.\\   *// Alteration//​- Refers to the modification or change, in form or substance, of an existing computer data or program.\\
   * //​Authentication//​- The process of verifying that an individual, entity or software program accessing the PHIE is the authorized user the person, entity or program claims to be.\\   * //​Authentication//​- The process of verifying that an individual, entity or software program accessing the PHIE is the authorized user the person, entity or program claims to be.\\
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   * //Privilege Communication//​- Conversation or working relationship which takes place between two parties within the context of a protective relationship such as between healthcare provider and a patient. ​   * //Privilege Communication//​- Conversation or working relationship which takes place between two parties within the context of a protective relationship such as between healthcare provider and a patient. ​
   * //​Processing//​- Any operation performed upon personal information including, but not limited to, the collection, recording, organization,​ storage, updating or modification,​ retrieval, consultation,​ use, consolidation,​ blocking, erasure or destruction of data.\\   * //​Processing//​- Any operation performed upon personal information including, but not limited to, the collection, recording, organization,​ storage, updating or modification,​ retrieval, consultation,​ use, consolidation,​ blocking, erasure or destruction of data.\\
 +  * //​Publication//​- The act or process of producing a book, magazine, etc., and making it available to the public. (Merriam-Webster,​ 2016).\\
   * //Public Health//- All organized measures to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole. Its activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy and focus on entire populations,​ not on individual patients or diseases.\\   * //Public Health//- All organized measures to prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life among the population as a whole. Its activities aim to provide conditions in which people can be healthy and focus on entire populations,​ not on individual patients or diseases.\\
   * //Public Health Emergency//​- an occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition, caused by bio terrorism, epidemic or pandemic disease, or a novel and highly fatal infectious agent or biological toxin, that poses a substantial risk of a significant number of human facilities or incidents or permanent or long-term disability.\\   * //Public Health Emergency//​- an occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition, caused by bio terrorism, epidemic or pandemic disease, or a novel and highly fatal infectious agent or biological toxin, that poses a substantial risk of a significant number of human facilities or incidents or permanent or long-term disability.\\