health information
Patient record contents
Health information is data about a person's medical history, conditions, treatments, or physical state.
The term appears frequently in legal and administrative contexts—privacy laws protect personal health information, and hospitals maintain health information systems.
A health information exchange allows medical providers to share patient records electronically.
- HIPAA complianceMedical records protection law
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- medical historyRecord of past ailments
- family historyRecord of ancestors
- doctor's noteVerification of illness or appointment
second opinion · patient confidentiality · prescription · data privacy laws · medical records · treatment plan · vital signs · blood test results · annual physical · symptom checker · public service announcement · self-care strategies · CDC guidelines · telehealth · fitness tracker · mortality rate · demographic trends
- NIHNIMH, grant funding, research grants
- Canadian lawfederal laws, criminal code, court decisions, Supreme Court of Canada, judgments
health informationcriminal records
Official documentation of convictions
personal identification · contact information · social security number · biometric data
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