Glossary of Compliance
Compliance Glossary
Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.
ePHI
Any patient data that is created, stored, managed, transmitted, or shared via electronic means is Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI). As per the HIPAA regulation, there are 18 HIPAA identifiers that qualify as ePHI. Covered entities and business associates are required to protect ePHI as per HIPAA security and privacy rule.
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