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Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI)

What is Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI)?

Protected health information that is created, stored, transmitted, or received in any electronic format. ePHI is specifically protected under the HIPAA Security Rule, which requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards.

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Terms that appear alongside electronic protected health information (ephi)

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as electronic protected health information (ephi). The number is how many controls name both.

Frameworks that govern electronic protected health information (ephi)

HIPAA Security RuleView framework →

What the standards actually require on electronic protected health information (ephi)

Requirements naming electronic protected health information (ephi) across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

HIPAA Security Rule1 control

Covered entities and business associates must ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all electronic protected health information (ePHI) they create, receive, maintain, or transmit; protect against reasonably anticipated threats;

164.306 · Security Standards: General Rules →
NIST SP 800-661 control

Implement the HIPAA Security Rule Security Management Process Administrative Safeguard at 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1) per NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2.

NISTSP66-1 · Security Management Process: Risk Analysis and Risk Management for ePHI →

Questions people ask about electronic protected health information (ephi)

What is Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI)?
Protected health information that is created, stored, transmitted, or received in any electronic format. ePHI is specifically protected under the HIPAA Security Rule, which requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards.
Why is Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) important for compliance?
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) is a key concept in Compliance. Understanding electronic protected health information (ephi) helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI)?
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) appears in the requirement text of HIPAA Security Rule, NIST SP 800-66. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI)?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how electronic protected health information (ephi) applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.