= Protected Health Information = '''Protected Health Information''' ('''PHI''') is any information that is created or received by a '''covered entity'''. Compare to [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/PrivateInformation|private information]] and [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/PersonallyIdentifiableInformation|PII]]. <> ---- == Definition == '''Protected Health Information''' is any information that is created or recieved by a '''covered entity''', such as a healthcase provider or treatment facility. When PHI is disclosed to a non-covered entity, that disclosure becomes [[UnitedStates/InformationLaw/PersonallyIdentifiableInformation|PII]]. ---- CategoryRicottone