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The hipaa rules govern protected health information, or phi. which of the below are identifiers defined by hipaa that make health information individually identifiable?

a) Patient names b) Geographical elements (such as a street address, city, county, or zip code)
c) Dates related to the health or identity of individuals (including birthdates, date of admission, date of discharge, date of death, or exact age of a patient older than 89)
d) Telephone numbers

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The answer is C. Anything that applies to a patient falls under HIPAA.
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