Protected Health Information. The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects most âindividually identifiable health informationâ held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or medium, whether electronic, on paper, or oral. The Privacy Rule calls this information protected health information (PHI) 2. Protected health information is information, including demographic information, which relates to: the individualâs past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition, the provision of health care to the individual, or
Bacterial pneumonia. This type is caused by various bacteria, the most common of which is streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). It usually occurs when the body is weakened in some way, such as by illness, malnutrition, old age, or impaired immunity, and the bacteria are able to work their way into the lungs.
Tag: Necrotizing pneumonia. Types of Pneumonia. There are many types of Pneumonia and you may observe your doctor using various terms for describing pneumonia like community acquired Pneumonia, walking Pneumonia, etc. The classification of Pneumonia is done for the easy management of the disease.