tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2019 Issue Q4

Clip And Save: Recognize These 18 PHI Identifiers

Tip: Don’t forget a URL can be PHI, too. It’s critical that you know the HIPAA basics to sidestep a violation. More importantly, your practice must understand what constitutes protected health information (PHI) — to safeguard patients’ privacy and keep your organization secure.> Definition: PHI is best defined as “all ‘individually identifiable health information’ held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral,” reminds the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in its Privacy Rule guidance.> HIPAA Privacy Rule violations...

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