It is critical that you get the right version of this test. The serum phospholipid test is better than the red cell phospholipid test because the serum phospholipid version is a 14 day average of the amount of fish oil in your blood. The red cell phospholipid is a longer 90 to 120 day average.
Protected health information. Protected health information (PHI) under US law is any information about health status, provision of health care, or payment for health care that is created or collected by a Covered Entity (or a Business Associate of a Covered Entity), and can be linked to a specific individual.
Other individually identifying health information (IIHI) includes SSN, phone number, email address or website, physical description, Patient ID Number (PIN), and quite a few other data. PHI is a major factor in the Administrative Simplification section of HIPAA, where -- for the first time -- federal law protects patient privacy.