Any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that (1) is created or received by a health care provider, health plan, public health authority, employer, life insurer, school or university, or health care clearinghouse; and (2) relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual.
Health information aims to improve knowledge and understanding about the causes of health and illness and to give health advice and support to help people manage their own health. Improving people's ability to access health information will increase their capacity to make informed choices about their health-related behaviours.
the content of what is communicated through various channels to be used for informing various populations about health issues, products and behaviours. All information related to health.
Health information, in relation to an identifiable individual, means information: about the health of that individual, including that individualâ€(tm)s medical history about any disabilities that individual has, or has had about any health services or disability services that are being provided, or have been provided, to that individual provided by that individual in connection with the donation, by that individual, of any body part, or any bodily substance, of that individual.
Personal data, which may be collected by a site or a service provider, about an individual's physical or mental health, sexual orientation, use or inquiry into health care services or products, and purchase of health care services or products.
Health information is a type of sensitive information. It means: information or an opinion about: the health or a disability of an individual; an individual's expressed wishes about the future provision of health services to him or her; or a health service provided, or to be provided, to an individual; that is also personal information; other personal information collected to provide, or in providing, a health service; or other personal information about an individual collected in connection with the donation, or intended donation, of the individual's body parts, organs or body substances.
Refers to those projects that are utilizing ICTs to provide the public or health service providers with the access to trusted information to enable them to care for themselves where appropriate.
