Disclosure
| Definition: |
Revealing of information, by oral or written communication. |
| Notes: |
TRUTH DISCLOSURE is also available |
| Also Called: |
Financial Disclosure |
| Previously Indexed: |
Truth Disclosure (1977-2001) |
Disclosure Categories.
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Mandatory Reporting - A legal requirement that designated types of information acquired by professionals or institutions in the course of their work be reported to appropriate authorities. |
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Parental Notification - Reporting to parents or guardians about care to be provided to a minor (MINORS). |
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Truth Disclosure - Truthful revealing of information, specifically when the information disclosed is likely to be psychologically painful ("bad news") to the recipient (e.g., revelation to a patient or a patient's family of the patient's diagnosis or prognosis) or embarassing to the teller (e.g., revelation of medical errors). |
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Whistleblowing - The reporting of observed or suspected PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT or incompetence to appropriate authorities or to the public. |
Disclosure Definitions and Terms
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