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As far as HIPAA is concerned health information is pretty much anything associated with a patient and a provider. The definition of a provider is pretty broad,
by wefarrell 4y ago
As far as HIPAA is concerned health information is pretty much anything associated with a patient and a provider. The definition of a provider is pretty broad, but basically all data points in an EHR or claims system are associated with a provider.
So data from a fitness tracker or what you ate last night is health related but unless it’s being fed into an EHR (and associated with a provider) then it won’t be considered covered by HIPAA.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> As far as HIPAA is concerned health information is pretty much anything associated with a patient and a provider. Correction: As far as HIPAA is concerned protected health information is health information associated with a patient and held by covered entities, including providers, insurers, clearing-houses, and business partners acting on behalf of other covered entities. Particularly, health information “associated with a patient and provider” but held by someone other than a covered entity is not PHI. Particularly, any information you provide about your health and care to anyone who is not your insurer, your health care provider (and online wellness services aren’t health care providers), or a business partner acting on their behalf is not PHI.
- Ancapistani 4y ago> online wellness services aren’t health care providers That isn't uniformly true - or, to be more precise, the line between "online wellness services" and "online mental healthcare providers" is quite blurry to the average person. My company today is in this space. Previously I've worked for primary care clinic chains, prescription discount providers, and direct pediatric care providers.