ePHI

PHI

What Is Considered PHI Under HIPAA? A Field Guide

A hospital receptionist emails a patient's lab results to the wrong address. A dental office posts a before-and-after photo on Instagram — with the

PHI

What PHI Is Under HIPAA — And What It Isn't

A Receptionist, a Printer, and a $1.5 Million Penalty In 2018, a medical center employee left a stack of patient lab results sitting on

PHI

What Is PHI in Medical Terms? A Plain-English Guide

A hospital receptionist in Texas once emailed a spreadsheet of 800 patient names, birth dates, and insurance IDs to the wrong clinic. Within 72 hours,

PHI

Is Phone Number PHI? What HIPAA Actually Says

A Single Phone Number Cost This Health Plan $6.85 Million In 2018, Premera Blue Cross agreed to pay $6.85 million to the Office

HIPAA Security Rule

The HIPAA Security Rule Applies to Which of the Following?

A community hospital in Yakima, Washington lost an unencrypted laptop in 2013. That single device held the electronic protected health information of 524 patients. The

ePHI

Which of the Following Is an Example of ePHI?

During a 2023 OCR investigation, a mid-sized cardiology practice received a $1.5 million penalty — not because of a sophisticated cyberattack, but because staff routinely