Medical information definition

Medical information means, as provided for under Civil Code section 56.05, any individually identifiable information in electronic or physical form, in possession of or derived from a provider of health care, health care service plan, pharmaceutical company, or contractor regarding a patient’s medical history, mental or physical condition, or treatment. The term“individually identifiable” means that the medical information includes or contains any element of personal identifying information sufficient to allow identification of the individual, such as the patient’s name, address, electronic mail address, telephone number, or social security number, or other information that, alone or in combination with other publicly available information, reveals the individual’s identity.

Examples of Medical information in a sentence

  • Medical information shall be maintained in a confidential medical file.


More Definitions of Medical information

Medical information means any individually identifiable
Medical information means any information, in either electronic or physical form, regarding an individual's medical history, mental or physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a health care professional, and which may be in the possession of or derived from a health care provider, health care service plan, pharmaceutical company or contractor. “Health insurance information” means an individual's health insurance policy number or subscriber identification number, any unique identifier used by a health insurer to identify the individual, or any information in an individual's application and claims history, including any appeals records. Medical information and health insurance information for patients are also considered to be PHI.
Medical information means any information regarding an individual's medical