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No, an IP on its own is not PHI. IPs must be removed when de-identifying PHI, which is not the same at all as claiming IPs are themselves PHI. [1] - https://ww
by zaroth 8y ago
No, an IP on its own is not PHI. IPs must be removed when de-identifying PHI, which is not the same at all as claiming IPs are themselves PHI.
[1] - https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/special-topics/de-identification/index.html#protected https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/special-...