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Defining Protected Health Information (PHI)
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), protected health information (PHI) is all individually identifiable health information in any form, electronic or non-electronic, that is held or transmitted by a covered entity (health plan, healthcare clearinghouse, or healthcare provider). This includes individually identifiable health information in paper records that has never […]
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Defining PHI
Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, protected health information (PHI) refers to health information that can identify an individual, or can be used with other available information to identify an individual. PHI requires two things: An identifier; and A piece of health information The HIPAA privacy rule defines “individual identifiers” to include: Names, addresses, social security […]
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