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Individually Identifiable Health Information (IIHI)

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

IIHI

Definitions:

  Information that is a subset of health information, including demographic information collected from an individual, and:

        (1) Is created or received by a healthcare provider, health plan, employer, or healthcare clearinghouse; and 
        (2) Relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of healthcare to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of healthcare to an individual; and 
                (i) That identifies the individual; or 
                (ii) With respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-66r2 under individually identifiable health information (IIHI) from HIPAA Security Rule - §160.103