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'''Confidential information''' includes proprietary information and protected health information (PHI).
'''Confidential information''' includes proprietary information and protected health information (PHI).
'''Proprietary information''' refers to information regarding business practices, including but not limited to, financial statements, contracts, business plans, research data, employee records, and meeting minutes.
'''Protected Health Information (PHI)''' is individually identifiable health information. Health information means any information whether oral or recorded in any medium.
'''Information security''' is defined as the ability to control access and protect information from accidental or intentional disclosure to unauthorized persons and from alteration, destruction or loss.
'''Workforce''' refers to faculty, staff, volunteers, trainees, students, independent contractors and other persons whose conduct, in the performance of work for Nebraska Medicine or UNMC, is under the direct control of Nebraska Medicine or UNMC, whether or not they are paid by Nebraska Medicine or UNMC.
'''Shared accounts''' (i.e. Generic or general accounts) allow multiple users to logon to the information technology resources using the same ID and password.
'''Personal accounts''' allow an individual user to logon to specific applications or systems using personal or unique ID and password.
'''Strong authentication''' method is a layer of security which requires a token or biometric authentication. This represents two factor authentication involving something you know (i.e. user id) and something you have (i.e. grid card).
'''Information system''' is an interconnected set of informational resources under the same direct management control that shares common functionality. A system normally includes hardware, software, information, data, applications, communications, and people.
'''Shared file''' is a collection of electronic PHI maintained on any medium that will store digital data (i.e. computers, PDA's, memory sticks, iPods, laptops, mobile wireless devices, etc.)


==Additional information==  
==Additional information==  

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