Kern Medical New Associate Orientation Guide

What is PHI?

Protected Health Information

PHI includes both Health Information and Patient Identifiers

Health Information

Any patient information, whether spoken aloud, written, digital, or recorded in any form:

• A person’s past, present , or future physical or mental health.

• The provision of health care to an individual.

• The past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care

Patient Identifiers

Patient Name

Telephone or Fax #

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Photo(s)

Insurance ID #

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Date of Birth, Admission, or Discharge

Certificate/License #

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Any vehicle or device serial number/license plate

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Address

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Employer

IP Address or Web Address

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Relatives’ Names

Finger or Voice Print

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Social Security #

Account Numbers, Any Unique identifying number/code

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Medical Record/Account #

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Any age greater than 89

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Driver’s License #

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E-mail Addresses

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