Under HIPAA this is "… any information, whether oral or recorded in any
form or medium that (a) is created or received by a health care provider,
health
plan, public health authority, employer, life insurer, school or university, or
healthcare clearinghouse; and (b) related to the past, present or future
physical or mental health 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." [45 CFR
160.103]*
Also: protected health information (PHI)
*Reproduced with permission of FOX Systems Inc.
and HIPAA Consulting.
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