SUMMARY OF THE HIPPA PRIVACY RULE

SUMMARY OF THE HIPPA PRIVACY RULE
DOHHS

transmitted by a covered entity or its businessprotected health information (PHI)."12
OCR Privacy Rule Summary 4 Last Revised 05/03
'Individually identifiable health information' data, that relates to: is information, including demographic condition, the individual’s past, present or future physical or mental health or the provision of health care to the individual, or individual, and that identifies the individual or for which there is a reasonable basis to believe can be used to identify the individual.
includes many common identifiers (e.g Number)."
the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the13 Individually identifiable health information., name, address, birth date, Social Security