Intro To Health Information Management Technology (HIMT) Practice Exam

Define ePHI.

Electronic Protected Health Information Electronic Personal Health Information Enhanced Protected Health Information External Protected Health Information

Correct Answer:

Electronic Protected Health Information

Explanation:

Electronic Protected Health Information refers to Protected Health Information that exists in electronic form. Under HIPAA, Protected Health Information is individually identifiable health information related to a person’s health condition, the care they receive, or payments for care, and when that information is stored, created, received, or transmitted electronically it becomes ePHI. This distinction matters because electronic data require specific safeguards, such as access controls, authentication, encryption, audit trails, and secure transmission, to protect privacy and security. The other terms aren’t standard HIPAA terminology; they don’t describe PHI in electronic form, which is why they aren’t correct here.

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