Protected Health Information (PHI) is information that is created or received by a health care provider and that relates to the physical or mental health condition of an individual; the provision of health care to the individual; and the payment information for the individual’s receipt of health care.
Identifiers
Health information that identifies the individual or for which there is a reasonable belief that the individual can be identified must be protected and privacy maintained.
Any of the following constitutes identifying health information:
Names, street address, city, county, precinct, zip code and equivalent geocodes
Birth date, admission date, discharge date, date of death, all ages over 89 and all elements of dates indicative of age
Telephone number, fax numbers, email address, social security numbers, medical record number, health plan beneficiary number, account numbers, certificate/license numbers, vehicle identifiers and serial numbers, including license plate numbers
URLs, biometric identifiers, including finger and voice prints
Full face photographic images and any comparable images
Any other unique identifying number, characteristic or code
