5. Which best describes the diff erence between patient privacy and patient confi dentiality?

1. Confi dentiality occurs between persons who are close, whereas privacy can aff ect anyone.

2. Privacy is the right to be free from intrusion into personal matters, whereas confi dentiality is protection from sharing a person ’ s information.

3. Confi dentiality involves the use of technology for protection, whereas privacy uses physical components of protection.

4. Privacy involves protection from being watched, whereas confi dentiality involves protection from verbal exchanges.