Tips for Protecting Youth Confidentiality
Source: Centers for Disease Control
Description
While adolescent confidentiality laws provide formal guidelines for ensuring confidentiality of teen patients, it is frequently the small stuff that can seriously compromise an adolescent patient’s confidence in their provider. These tips can help providers preserve patient privacy and minimize embarrassment in a clinical setting.
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