Paul, the Regulation defines "health care" and "individual health care information" as well as the "protected healthcare information" (PHI); I think you one might reasonably conclude that the fact that some one has purchased an item that can only be prescribed by a physician and dispensed by a pharmacist (i.e., a prescription drug item) is "health care information" of some sort.
Sincerely,
Paul Breaux
Attorney at Law
Lafayette, La. 70501
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From: "Paul Costello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 17:11:34 -0500
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PHI Question
I have a question regarding the definition of personal health information (PHI) and how it is defined the following scenario:
A grocery store that uses "loyalty" cards (cards used by consumers to receive discounts on purchased items) captures, at the point of sale, that a consumer purchased a prescription drug at the pharmacy.
The grocery store stores, in a database, the following information:
Name:
John Doe
Date:
1/1/01
Items:
"Bread"
"Milk"
"Prescription Drug"
Would the fact that John Doe purchased a "prescription drug" on 1/1/01 be considered PHI?
Any insight in greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Paul Costello
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
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