Question

question 3 of 30
which of these statements about phi is not true?
○ phi includes all geographical identifiers, including state and country
○ phi is all the information that cha collects, stores, transmits or receives about a patient’s health, treatment or payment for services
○ phi includes all forms of data, including electronic, written and spoken
○ phi includes account numbers (including bank/financial/credit/debit card)

Explanation:

To determine the incorrect statement about Protected Health Information (PHI), we analyze each option:

1. PHI does include geographical identifiers like state and country (correct).
2. PHI includes health - related, treatment - related, and payment - related info (correct).
3. PHI includes all forms of data (electronic, written, spoken) (correct).
4. Account numbers (bank/financial/credit/debit card) are not part of PHI. PHI is related to health, not financial account numbers. So the statement "PHI includes account numbers (including bank/financial/credit/debit card)" is not true.

Answer:

The option "PHI includes account numbers (including bank/financial/credit/debit card)" (the last option in the list of choices)