Health Information Compliance Alert
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USE THIS TOOL TO STRIP YOUR E-MAILS OF PATIENTS' PHI
Published on Sat Jan 01, 2005 
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Information that does not identify an individual is considered deidentified. That means the data is no longer PHI and isn't subject to the same rules as identifying health information - think "white female in Oklahoma" versus "June Thompson in Tulsa."
Use this chart to easily recognize and remove patient identifiers from your e-mail. Tip: Distribute the list to all employees with e-mail access. Tell them that any information in their message that also appears in this list must be removed before they click 'Send.'
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