Protected Health Information (PHI)
Any health information that can identify an individual and relates to their health condition, care, or payment for care, whether it exists in notes, lab results, imaging attachments, video visit recordings, portal messages, billing records, or scheduling systems.
Used in courses
- Clinical Documentation Improvement and HIM Foundations
- Health Information Legal and Ethical Aspects
- Health Sciences Principles — HTH 109
- HIM Foundations: Introduction to Health Information Management
- HIM Management and Healthcare Compliance
- HIPAA Compliance Fundamentals
- HIPAA Privacy Practices for Healthcare Admin Assistants
- HIT 101: Introduction to Health Information Science
- HIT 112: Legal Aspects of Health Records
- HIT 188: Health Information Practicum I
- Medical Assistant Administrative Skills
- Medical Assistant Program
Careers that use Protected Health Information (PHI)
- How to Become a Medical Coder — Remote Healthcare Career Path — Become a medical coder in 3-9 months. CPC, CCS certifications. Remote-friendly healthcare career, $42K-$65K starting pay, no 4-year degree.
- How to Become a Health Information Technologist — HIT, Data & EHR Career Path — Become a health information technologist (HIT). Healthcare data standards, ICD-10/CPT coding, quality management, EHR analytics, and reimbursement workflows.
- How to Become a Medical Records / Health Information Management Specialist — Become a health information management (HIM) specialist. RHIT certification, EHR systems, HIPAA, and remote-friendly healthcare admin career path.
- How to Become a HIPAA Compliance Officer — Healthcare Privacy Career Path — Become a HIPAA compliance officer. Privacy training, PHI handling, EHR workflows, and CHPC/CHPS certifications without a 4-year degree.