In my opinion, no, since the type of prescription is not known or the name of the patient. I may be picking up a prescription for a neighbor etc. -----Original Message----- From: Paul Costello [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 2:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PHI Question
I have a question regarding the definition of personal health information (PHI) and how it is defined the following scenario: A grocery store that uses "loyalty" cards (cards used by consumers to receive discounts on purchased items) captures, at the point of sale, that a consumer purchased a prescription drug at the pharmacy. The grocery store stores, in a database, the following information: Name: John Doe Date: 1/1/01 Items: "Bread" "Milk" "Prescription Drug" Would the fact that John Doe purchased a "prescription drug" on 1/1/01 be considered PHI? Any insight in greatly appreciated. Thank you. Paul Costello __________________________ Paul V. Costello Senior Consultant CGI 3100 Zinfandel Drive, Suite #250 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Phone: (916) 631-7645 ext. 30 Fax: (916) 631-7647 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ***Confidentiality Notice*** Proprietary/confidential information belonging to CGI (formerly IMRglobal) may be contained in this message. If you are not a recipient indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of this message to such person), or you think for any reason that this message may have been addressed to you in error, you may not use or copy or deliver this message to anyone else. In such cases, you should destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply mail. ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, go to: http://snip.wedi.org/unsubscribe.cfm?list=privacy and enter your email address. ************************************************************************************************************* Confidentiality Statement-This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. This communication may contain material protected by the attorney-client privilege. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited, and that you have received this e-mail and any accompanying files in error.You may not copy, publish or use them in any way and you should notify Beech Street Corporation immediately by replying to this message and deleting them from your system.Beech Street Corporation does not accept responsibility for changes to Emails that occur after they have been sent. ************************************************************************************************************* ********************************************************************** To be removed from this list, go to: http://snip.wedi.org/unsubscribe.cfm?list=privacy and enter your email address.
