Colorado CNA Practice Exam

Protected health information (PHI) includes:

1. A resident's medical record

2. A resident's personal financial information

3. Staff employment data

4. Visitor logs to the facility

The correct answer is: A resident's medical record

The correct answer is that protected health information (PHI) includes a resident's medical record. PHI refers to any individually identifiable health information that is held or transmitted by a healthcare organization. This encompasses a variety of information about a person's health status, healthcare provision, or payment for healthcare services. A resident's medical record contains details like diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and personal health history, all of which are considered sensitive and confidential in nature. In contrast, while a resident's personal financial information is important and requires a certain level of confidentiality, it does not fall under the category of PHI unless it directly relates to health services. Staff employment data, though confidential, pertains to employee information rather than patient information, and visitor logs mainly record non-health-related activities, lacking personal health identifiers. Thus, these options do not qualify as PHI under the regulations that protect patients' health information.