Overview#

Health information is apparently any data related to health Care and depends on the context.

Health information may refer to:

• Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Personal Health Record (PHR)
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Health Dataset
• Patient Data

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)#

HIPAA defines Health information as any information (data), including Genetic Data, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that:

• (1) Is created or received by a
  • Health Care Provider,
  • health plan,
  • public health authority,
  • employer,
  • life insurer,
  • school or university,
  • health care clearinghouse
• (2) Relates to the:
  • past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual;
  • provision of HealthCare to an individual;
  • the past, present, or future payment for the provision of HealthCare to an individual.

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Data Classification
• Electronic Fitness Device
• Electronic Health
• Electronic Health Record
• Federal Health Care Law
• HIPAA Privacy Rule
• Health Dataset
• Personal Health Record
• Who Owns the Data

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• [#1] - The HIPAA Privacy Rule - based on information obtained 2017-07-27