What is PHI?
Protected health information (PHI), also referred to as personal health information, is any health information that can be tied to an individual.
Did you know?
PHI can be converted to ePHI. The HIPAA Privacy Rule covers both types of protected health information. The only difference is that healthcare organizations use and store ePHI electronically.
What can be PHI?
Under HIPAA protected health information includes one or more of the following 18 identifiers. If these identifiers are removed the information is considered de-identified protected health information, which is not subject to the restrictions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Names (Full or last name and initial)
Dates (other than year) directly related to an individual
Phone Numbers
Fax numbers
Email addresses
Social Security numbers
Medical record numbers
Health insurance beneficiary numbers
Account numbers
Certificate/license numbers
Vehicle identifiers (including serial numbers and license plate numbers)
Device identifiers and serial numbers
Web Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
Internet Protocol (IP) address numbers
Biometric identifiers, including finger, retinal, and voice prints
Full face photographic images and any comparable images
Any other unique identifying number, characteristic, or code except the unique code assigned by the investigator to code the data
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