| Confidential Data: Information that is sensitive, proprietary, or personal to which access must be restricted and whose unauthorized disclosure could be harmful to a person, process, or organization.
Disclosure: The release, transfer, provision of access to, or divulging in any other manner of PHI by an individual within the Health Care Organization to a person or entity outside the Health Care Organization.
Non-Public Information: PHI, PII, County Information Assets, or Confidential data that are not made public. (County of LA Agreement/for Acceptable Use and Confidentiality of County Information Assets)
Particularly Sensitive Health Information: PHI that is generally considered highly confidential including, but not limited to, mental health substance abuse, genetics, and sexually transmitted disease information, including HIV/AIDS.
Portable Electronic Device (PED): Aa device that is capable of storing, processing, or transmitting information. These devices including portable computing devices, portable wireless devices, portable storage devices, portable recording devices, and portable internet connectivity devices.
Portable Storage Device (PSD): A small device that is capable of storing electronic files and data, which makes it convenient to physically transport information. (Example: USB/flash drives/thumb drives, external hard drives, tapes, CDs, DVDs).
Protected Health Information (PHI): Information held or transmitted by DMH or its business associate(s) in any form or medium, whether electronic, paper or oral, relating to the past, present or future physical or mental health 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. The information identifies the individual or, with respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe, can be used to identify the individual. (45 CFR 160.103)
Personal Identifiable Information (PII): Information defined as data or other information which otherwise identifies, an individual or provides information about an individual in a way that is reasonably likely to enable identification of a specific person and make personal information about them known. These data elements may include (e.g.name, address, dob, telephone or fax number, email/URL/IP addresses, driver's license/CA- ID number, social security #, photo, biometrics, any other unique identifying number, code, or characteristic, etc.)
Public Area: Any area open to general access or observation, including but not limited to waiting rooms, lobbies, hallways, elevators, parking lots, streets, parks, stores, beaches, and public transportation.
Workforce Members: Employees, volunteers, trainees, and other persons whose work is under the direct control of DMH, whether or not they are paid by the County.
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