individually identifiable health information
individually identifiable health information
Individually identifiable health information
"Use" of health information
all of the above: information pertaining to an individual's health information, soldiers social security number, soldiers name.
Protected health information (PHI) is defined as information that is individually identifiable that is collected by health care provider. That includes your phone number.
In terms of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, PHI stands for "Protected Health Information". This is the sensitive health information that, under the law, requires a release from you in order for a medical institution to share it with someone else. The terms and restrictions are legally defined by the HIPAA Act of 1996 (which specifies "health information" and "Individually identifiable health information") and 45 CFR 160.103 (which defines PHI in terms of "Individually identifiable health information").
The information can be used on its own or in combination with other information to identify an individual. The information must be directly related to or be about an individual for it to be considered individually identifiable.
In the US, the legally specified term is Individually Identifiable Health Information which, under HIPAA, is protected. Here is the text from the Privacy Rule, Definitions, section 160.103:Individually identifiable health information is information that isa subset of Health Information, including demographic informationcollected from an individual, and:(1) Is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, employer, or health care clearinghouse; and(2) Relates to the past, present, or future physical or mentalhealth or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual; and(i) That identifies the individual; or(ii) With respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual.
"Use" means, with respect to individually identifiable health information, the sharing, employment, application, utilization, examination, or analysis of such information within an entity that maintains such information.
The information pertains to health informationIt contains something that can identify the individual such as a name, number, or address
JKO recert: Individually identifiable health information (IIHI) in employment records held by a covered entity (CE) in its role as an employer