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CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION
Discussion
Many different types of information need
to be kept confidential, from employee files and patient information to
proprietary information and intellectual property (i.e., research data,
results, devices, formulas, techniques, etc.). NPCs may want to consider
having a policy on confidentiality explaining the types of information
that are considered confidential and how the employee can properly
maintain the confidentiality of the information.
An NPC may
also want to ask certain employees to sign an
agreement not to disclose confidential information to prospective or
future employers.
See also:
WOC Intellectual
Property Agreement
Sample Confidential Information Policy
Employees may possess or have access to
confidential information. This may include study data, patient
identifiers, and results as well as access to VA computer records or
databases or another company’s proprietary information. It is each
employee’s responsibility to keep this information confidential even
when no longer employed by this nonprofit. An employee who discloses
confidential information will be disciplined up to and including
termination and may expose themselves to legal action. If an inquiry
involving confidential information is made from outside this
organization or this VAMC, direct the question to a supervisor, the
nonprofit executive director or the administrative officer of R&D.
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