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Governance, Risk, Audit & Privacy · Intermediate

Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI)

Protected health information created, received, maintained, or transmitted in electronic form.

Definition

ePHI is the subject of the HIPAA Security Rule's administrative, physical, and technical safeguards. It includes data in EHRs, emails, databases, backups, and mobile devices.

Example

Lab results stored in a cloud EHR are ePHI.

Exam tip

The Security Rule protects only ePHI; the Privacy Rule covers PHI in all forms.

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