HIPAA and Electronic Health Information

Running head: HIPAA AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION
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HIPAA AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION 2
Definition of Protected Health Information and when it can be disclosed
Protected health information (PHI) is any health data in a clinical or medical setting
which is applied in identification of an individual and what was created, applied or either
disclosed in the process of offering health care services (Carlson & Mandel, 2017). It involves
medical records and conversation between doctors and nurses concerning the treatment process.
The billing information or any other relevant information in a health insurance company is also
considered as PHI. Specifially Protected Health Information is a term commonly applied in
HIPAA as the definition of the type of patient’s data which can be categorized under the
jurisdiction of law. Health institutions are liable to follow the rules and abide by them. Protected
health information falls into two categories namely personally identifiable to the patient and data
applied or disclosed to cover identity during care. PHI can be revealed by providing the
characters the chance to approve to the applications of and disclosure of their personal
information through ratification an approval procedure for customs and revelations not else
allowed by the law (Liu, Musen & Chou, 2015). This happens when one is research subject that
requires the body conducting the research to observe HHS fortification, anthropological
responses and other national and central rules. The IRB and other privacy boards may as well
disclose the information to other parties.
Difference between Privacy Rule and Security Rule as Applied in Laboratory
There exists a significant difference between privacy rule and security rule in their
application in the laboratory as defined by HIPAA. Privacy rule focusses on the mandate of a
character to regulate the form of his or her private data. It pertains the protected health
information (PHI) which ought not to be applied by third parties in contradiction of their