What is PHI? - HHS.gov
Feb 26, 2013 · PHI stands for Protected Health Information. The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides federal protections for personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an array of …
Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule - HHS.gov
Mar 14, 2025 · 5 Even if an entity, such as a community health center, does not meet the definition of a health plan, it may, nonetheless, meet the definition of a health care provider, and, if it transmits …
Protected Health Information - HHS.gov
Like other health information, to be protected it must meet the definition of protected health information: it must be individually identifiable and maintained by a covered health care provider, health plan, or …
Privacy | HHS.gov
Sep 27, 2024 · Click here to view the combined regulation text of all HIPAA Administrative Simplification Regulations found at 45 CFR 160, 162, and 164.
Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Info
Jul 26, 2013 · If the activity is included in the rule's definition of "marketing," the rule's provisions restricting the use or disclosure of PHI for marketing purposes will apply, whether or not that …
Methods for De-identification of PHI | HHS.gov
Feb 3, 2025 · The definition exempts a small number of categories of individually identifiable health information, such as individually identifiable health information found in employment records held by …
Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule | HHS.gov
Dec 30, 2024 · This is a summary of key elements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 1 (HIPAA) Security Rule, 2 as amended by the Health Information Technology for …
Research - HHS.gov
Aug 21, 2024 · This guidance explains certain requirements for an authorization to use or disclose PHI for future research. The guidance also clarifies aspects of the individual’s right to revoke an …
Understanding Some of HIPAA’s Permitted Uses and Disclosures
Feb 12, 2016 · The other fact sheet, Permitted Uses and Disclosures: Exchange for Treatment, illustrates how HIPAA supports sharing of PHI between and among health care providers in order to …
Individuals’ Right under HIPAA to Access their Health Information
May 30, 2025 · Individuals have a right to access this PHI for as long as the information is maintained by a covered entity, or by a business associate on behalf of a covered entity, regardless of the date the …