What is PHI?

Frequently Asked Questions

What is PHI? Protected Health Information is health information about a patient held by health care providers and health plans. This includes things like: Patient’s medical record number Patient’s demographic information (e.g. address, telephone number) Information doctors, nurses and other health care providers put in a patient’s medical record Images of the patient Conversations a doctor has about a patient’s care or treatment with nurses and others Information about a patient in a doctor’s computer system or a health insurer’s computer system Billing information about a patient at a clinic

Protected Health Information is health information about a patient held by health care providers and health plans. This includes things like:

Patient’s medical record number
Patient’s demographic information (e.g. address, telephone number)
Information doctors, nurses and other health care providers put in a patient’s medical record
Images of the patient
Conversations a doctor has about a patient’s care or treatment with nurses and others
Information about a patient in a doctor’s computer system or a health insurer’s computer system
Billing information about a patient at a clinic