Protected Health Information
Noun · Security & Infosec
Definitions
Health-related information linked to an identifiable individual and protected under regulations such as HIPAA in the United States. Protected health information includes medical records, treatment details, insurance information, and other data whose exposure can cause serious privacy and compliance harm.
In plain English: Identifiable medical or health-related information that is legally protected.
Example: "The incident was escalated immediately because the storage bucket contained protected health information from patient intake workflows."