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Protected Health Information The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health information" held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. The Privacy Rule calls this information "protected health information (PHI)."
Protected Health Information The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health information" held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. The Privacy Rule calls this information "protected health information (PHI)."
Protected Health Information The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health information" held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. The Privacy Rule calls this information "protected health information (PHI)."
The privacy in health information context in known as the hippaa law. This law is to make people's health information safe.
Privacy Act
health information patient privacy act
H.I.P.A. Health Information Privacy Act
HIPAA
hippa
Individually identifiable health information
Protected Health Information The Privacy Rule protects all "individually identifiable health information" held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. The Privacy Rule calls this information "protected health information (PHI)."
Individuals receive a document called a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) to inform them of their privacy rights concerning protected health information (PHI). The NPP outlines how healthcare providers may use and disclose PHI, as well as the individual's rights regarding their own PHI.